Ankle monitors raise risks for US abortion-seekers

Abortion-rights activists demonstrate against the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 30, 2022. Women wearing court-ordered electronic tags, like migrants and those awaiting trial, will struggle to avoid abortion surveillance. — AP

LOS ANGELES: Women who have to wear court-ordered surveillance tags that restrict their movement could struggle to access safe abortions as more US states crack down on the procedure following last month’s Roe v. Wade reversal, campaigners say.

The overturning of the landmark ruling leaves state governments to decide whether or not abortion is legal, and while some have reaffirmed the right, more than half of states are likely or certain to ban abortion in most or all cases.