In the lawsuit, Dr. Caitlin Bernard and her medical partner claim that state Attorney General Todd Rokita has been issuing subpoenas to healthcare facilities for some of their patients’ records, based on complaints from people who are not their patients and may live out of state. Rokita “took the additional step of issuing sweepingly broad document subpoenas to a hospital system … for ‘the entire medical file’ of the patient discussed in the news stories,” according to the suit filed Thursday in Marion County, Ind.
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“It’s shocking to me that the attorney general is seeking access to the most personal and private healthcare records imaginable,” Delaney said. “And it’s hard for me to understand any legitimate purpose behind such a request when there’s been absolutely no allegation that the care that was provided by my clients was in any way substandard.”
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