The right to freedom of expression is solidly protected in international human rights law. Litigation to fight against the digital suppression of information on sexual and reproductive health and access to abortion services can strengthen the legal framework of freedom of expression in reproductive rights, generate standards on the intersection between reproductive rights and digital rights, or even promote regulatory changes.
The challenges that organizations, activists, and defenders of reproductive rights face in the digital world are very similar in different contexts. A positive judicial decision from a country can favorably impact a broader group of people and reinforce or accompany advocacy and campaign actions at a global level.
Litigation can make the problem of digital suppression regarding reproductive rights visible and help generate a public debate. A positive or negative decision on a particular case of digital suppression regarding reproductive rights can be the hook for the media to take an interest in the issue and address this problem from a global perspective. In this sense, litigation constitutes in itself a campaign tool.
The availability of scientific information on health services on known and accessible platforms for pregnant women and adolescents is essential so that they can make autonomous and informed decisions to which they are entitled. In this sense, the lack of information on issues related to the sexual and reproductive health of women and other people with the capacity to become pregnant prevents these rights from being realized effectively.
