Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs reintroduces legislation to ensure privacy on period-tracking apps
Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm about data privacy on period-tracking apps. As oral arguments begin in a federal appeals court case Wednesday weighing access to the widely-used abortion pill in the United States, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm about data privacy. Rep. Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from California, said in an exclusive interview with ABC News that restricting the use of mifepristone -- a pill used to end pregnancies of less than 10 weeks -- could have a greater impact than the Supreme Court's decision last June that overruled the constitutional right to an abortion. "This is about people having the ability to make decisions about their own lives and their own families and their own Health care without government or politicians getting involved," Jacobs told ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott during an interview. Rep. Sara Jacobs talks with ABC's Rachel Scott, May 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C...