Amid news of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade, Republican officials nationwide have threatened to end abortion access in their respective states. Many have even introduced legislation banning travel out of state for abortions. As a result, Democrats have called on companies like Google to stop collecting and retaining location data that can be used to identify and track women who obtain abortions, CNN reported.
The Democratic elected officials expressing concern noted that the overturning of Roe v. Wade would result in strict limits or bans on abortion in several states. "Republicans in Congress are already discussing passing a law criminalizing abortion in all 50 states, putting the government in control of women's bodies,” the officials said.