The Arizona governor, Katie Hobbs, is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. Read more at The Guardian
The free organizations offer counseling while trying to dissuade women from having an abortion. They promise to protect health data but aren’t bound by federal privacy law. Read more at NBC News
Mitchell declined to comment for this article. But his work on the Silva case and the bounty law, among other matters, reflects a tactic that conservatives have recently embraced in a range of social battles, including those over abortion, LGBTQ issues, and school curricula. Across the nation, Republican-controlled state legislatures and conservative activists have passed … Read more
The majority of cases did not require prosecutors to find evidence that the fetus was harmed Read more at Salon
Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal Read more at ABC News
The group, the Campaign for Accountability. alleges that the centers collect sensitive medical data from patients and may mislead them about data privacy. Read more at NBC News
Medical records for out-of-state abortions will now be protected by HIPAA The new rule is based on the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. It could shield patients’ medical information if they live in a state with an abortion ban and travel elsewhere to seek care. Those are details that could show … Read more
