Can I Just Say I Find This Sort Of Attempted Cultural Imperialism Pretty Annoying!

This appeared last week:13 October 2022Roe v Wade hits women ’s digital health worldwideByFran MolloyDigital health apps for women have seen rapid growth in recent years, but predictions that FemTechwould become a billion-plus dollar market by 2024 came to a screeching, Republican-led halt mid-this year, with “Delete #periodTrackingApps” trending on social media. On May 3, whena leaked draft US Supreme court opinion showed abortion rights were under fire, over 100,000 peopleretweeted advicefrom California-based cyber-law expert Elizabeth McLaughlin: “If you are using an online period tracker or tracking your cycles through your phone, get off it and delete your data. Now.” The leak presaged the24 June US Supreme Court “Dobbs” decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling enshrining constitutional protection of women ’s reproductive choices. The decision by the Supreme Court (whosecurrent conservative majority is a Trump government legacy) left US states in charge of legislative control of abortion and reproductive rights. TheUS Center for Reproductive Rights estimates that half of US states would ban abortion following the veto on a constitutional right to abortion. FemTech fallout threatens a billion-dollar industry The fallout for digital health entrepreneurs in this space has been big, and this month, women ’s digital health network FemTech Collective decided to shut its doors. “After the decision to overturn Roe v Wade w...
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