Nine American states have passed bills banning or severely limiting access to safe abortion since the beginning of this year. Alabama legislators voted to prohibit the procedure in nearly any case in early May, six other states have recently passed “heartbeat bills”, banning abortions from the moment a doctor can detect a foetal heartbeat, and Utah and Arkansas limited the procedure to the middle of the second trimester.
As US policymakers close in on reproductive rights, can social media help women access abortions?
