Keep Your Abortion Private & Secure
We’re happy you’re here to learn more about digital security & abortion! This page is organized into different security-related threats, and along with each scenario is a list of digital security tips to neutralize the threat. These are possible concerns you might have:
- Seeing advertisements related to pregnancy/abortion
- Tech companies like Facebook and Google storing information about your pregnancy/abortion
- That the person who pays your phone bill can see your texts
- That someone who can access, steal, or demand your phone will see your messages or your browsing history
- Your phone company keeps copies of your browsing history or texts about your abortion
- Protestors outside the clinic may violate your privacy
Protecting Your Digital Privacy and Limiting Data Tracking
While browsing the internet and using our phones feels private, many companies actually watch what we do online and use our phones to track where we go. These records are used to target us with ads, and sold to data brokers and advertising firms. If you want to keep your searches and movements private, follow these steps:
- Disable your mobile ad ID: Turning off your mobile ad ID will limit the ways that companies can connect your location, search data, and browsing history.
- Opt out of personalized ads on Google: You’ll have to log into your Google account, navigate to “Data & personalization”, find the “Ad personalization panel”, and uncheck the box about personalizing ads.
- Opt out of targeted ads on Facebook & Instagram: Find your Facebook settings, then click on the “Ads” category, and opt out of the various options on that page, including ads that follow you around the internet and ads on Facebook based on websites you’ve looked at.
- Use DuckDuckGo instead of Google to search: DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that does not save your search data or collect any information about you.
- Use Firefox Focus instead of your phone’s default browser: Firefox Focus is a privacy-focused browser that blocks third party trackers, which can be used to target you with ads, and Firefox Focus won’t sell your data.
- Turn off location sharing: Many apps ask for location permissions and sell that data to advertisers. Law enforcement also buys this data to surveil oppressed communities.
Medical Safety: Abortion Pills and Future Fertility
Many women choose abortion for various reasons, such as health, personal, financial or simply life goals. A discreet, manageable and less invasive way is taking abortion pills. It is a non-surgical option combining two medicines, Mifepristone followed by Misoprostol. While the surgical technique is a quick way to terminate pregnancy, correctly used abortion pills are safe for future fertility and pregnancies. However, rare but serious side effects can occur with its use, emphasising the need for medical guidance.
According to the latest figures from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2025, 82.7% women were linked to unsupervised medication abortions that led to incomplete abortions, weaker offspring, and maternal complications, sometimes fatal. Read on to learn the facts, tackle myths, and discover ways to safeguard your reproductive health with clarity and confidence.
How Abortion Pills Work
The standard approach to terminate early pregnancy is through a combination, called mifepristone with misoprostol. Medical abortion is a meticulously followed procedure that starts with a consultation, a thorough evaluation and concludes with aftercare. The gestational limit for pill usage is sanctioned up to 9 weeks (63 days) after your last menstrual period (LMP) begins.
Comparison of Medication Functions
| Medicine | Primary Function and Mechanism |
|---|---|
| Mifepristone | Inhibits progesterone, causing the thinning of the uterus lining and releasing the embryo. |
| Misoprostol | Triggers uterine contractions to remove the pregnancy tissue. |
Disclaimer: These privacy recommendations are for informational purposes only, and do not constitute legal advice. Please consult with your own counsel for any questions on applicable local, state, or federal laws.