By Julie Lee, Nathan Darmon, Sabah Lokhandwala, Anushka Sikdar, Sohini Upadhay, Eleni Manis

Healthcare seekers are traveling far from home to obtain abortions and gender-affirming care due to new state laws that penalize evidence-based medicine. Prosecutors and state officials can use countless surveillance tools, from automated license plate readers to street cameras, to identify and track those seeking, facilitating, or assisting outof-state care. They can also weaponize commercially available surveillance data. S.T.O.P. used one data broker’s platform to place the homes of visitors to an Illinois abortion clinic across the river in Missouri, where abortion is banned. Several strategies can mitigate tracking risks for those traveling for care in the U.S.

By The Human Rights Watch

This 85-page report highlights the barriers faced by girls who are survivors of sexual violence in accessing health care, education, social security, and justice in Guatemala.

Human Rights Watch, February 18, 2025, 85p.

By Human Rights Watch

The 98-page report, “‘They’re Ruining People’s Lives’: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth in the US,” documents the devastating consequences of these bans for transgender youth, including increased anxiety, depression, and, in seven reported instances, suicide attempts. Human Rights Watch found that these laws contribute to an increasingly hostile, anti-trans climate, compelling youth to hide their identities and socially withdraw. The bans also destabilize health care systems and undermine civil society and create geographic and financial challenges in accessing care. The impact has intensified since early 2025, when the administration of President Donald Trump took a series of executive actions escalating federal attacks on transgender rights.

Human Rights Watch, June 3, 2025, p. 98