Let\u2019s start with how a person might get flagged for investigation in the first place. If you are on social media at all, you might think period trackers play a major role in prosecutions (more on those later). But many cases start at the doctor\u2019s office. According to the National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), which provides legal defense for pregnant people targeted by abortion restrictions, one of the most common ways for a prosecution to begin is with healthcare providers. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt NAPW, we have had many, many cases where people are criminalized because healthcare providers have reported them to the police,\u201c says Dana Sussman, acting executive director at NAPW. \u201cIn many of our cases, the site of care is also the site of criminalization, even in the pre-Dobbs<\/em> reality.\u201d<\/p>\n