Opinion: Reproductive health censorship bill threatens the open internet
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, red states including Texas enacted a wave of legislation barring reproductive health care access. Now, as the one-year mark of the Supreme Court’s decision nears, Republican state lawmakers are looking to continue their crackdown on reproductive care, this time taking aim at online information, speech and telemedicine.
Once again, the Lone Star State could make national headlines for its groundbreaking restrictions on women’s reproductive health.
Texas’ legislation would force platforms to proactively censor any speech about abortion access or mutual aid funds in order to avoid liability. It would also require Internet providers to block sites that provide information about abortion access anywhere in the U.S. and information on how to order abortion pills by mail – which federal law still protects.
And the bill doesn’t stop there. As written, HB 2690 could force services to censor direct messages between patients and caregivers on how to obtain safe care. It may also force services to block or censor telemedicine counseling services in which medical professionals advise pregnant people on a variety of reproductive health services, including legal abortions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-reproductive-health-censorship-bill-010009587.html
Probably unconstitutional but they'll pass it anyways.
