Facebook Is Automatically Deleting Posts Offering to Mail Abortion Pills

Vice has confirmed that Facebook is removing status updates that discuss mailing abortion pills, as well as banning people who tried to post them.

I'll send abortion pills to you. On the day that the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in America was overturned, a status update was published by a user.

Vice was told by a source that the status was removed within one minute of posting and that they were banned as a result.

Forced birth laws have gone into effect in almost half of the US, and many have already gone into effect. Most of the states don't have laws banning or limiting the mailing of abortion pills.

For those who don't have access to abortion services, access to FDA regulated pills could be a lifesaver. Meta censors related posts, so it's reasonable to ask why.

Any published content trying to buy, sell, trade, gift, request or donate pharmaceuticals is not allowed according to a Meta spokesman.

When the Vice reporters swapped one important word for another and posted the phrase "Painkiller pills can be mailed," Facebook did not moderate the post.

The same thing happened for an Associated Press journalist who posted an update about sending marijuana by mail, even though it's against federal law to do so.

Meta'sinstagram has been targeting abortion pill related content. In a time when abortion laws are more confusing and frightening than ever before, limiting the dissemination of necessary information is not just frustrating. There is a public health risk.

The Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion in a terrible public health disaster.