A Nebraska teenager is facing criminal charges alleging she aborted a fetus in violation of state law, after authorities obtained her Facebook messages using a search warrant. This marks one of the first instances of a person’s Facebook activity being used to incriminate her in a state where abortion access is restricted — a scenario that has remained largely hypothetical in the weeks following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Baker-White, E. & Emerson, S. (2022, August 8). Innovation Editors’ Pick Facebook Gave Nebraska Cops A Teen’s DMs. They Used Them To Prosecute Her For Having An Abortion. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/08/08/facebook-abortion-teen-dms/