Overview

• The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office accessed Flock’s nationwide license plate reader database after the woman’s family reported concerns she might suffer life-threatening bleeding
• The search covered multiple states, including Washington and Illinois where abortion remains legal
• EFF cybersecurity director Eva Galperin said the tactic risks normalizing invasive surveillance of reproductive health
• If/When/How attorney Elizabeth Ling noted that self-managed abortion is extremely safe and that criminalization poses the greatest danger
• Research shows about 26% of abortion prosecutions begin with reports from family or acquaintances, highlighting risks of community surveillance under strict bans