US EditionSenate Committee Passes Bill to Protect Prescription Info for Trans, Abortion Patients
The measure would bar disclosure of prescription records for gender-affirming care and abortion services, and it passed 9-4 along party lines, officials said.
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Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients – Capitol News IL
Testosterone was classified as a Schedule III controlled substance in the 1990 Anabolic Steroids Control Act to crack down on performance enhancing drug use in sports. “Tracking individuals for seeking hormone replacement therapy undermines both medical confidentiality and personal freedom,” state Sen. Adriane Johnson said. “Everyone deserves the ability to make informed healthcare choices without unnecessary intrusion.”
Illinois Senate panel advances bill on transgender, abortion prescription tracking
Senate Bill 4834 would remove testosterone from the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program, a database created to track potentially addictive controlled substances, and would prohibit state officials from adding estrogen, abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol, and puberty‑blocking or hormone‑suppressing drugs to the system.
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Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients
From Capitol News Illinois: A bill to strengthen privacy protections for transgender and abortion patients in Illinois passed a Senate committee Wednesday in a 9-4 partisan vote.
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients | Illinois State Bar Association
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patientsA bill to strengthen privacy protections for transgender and abortion patients passed a Senate committee Wednesday in a 9-4 partisan vote. Senate Bill 4834, would remove testosterone from the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program, which otherwise exists to protect against misuse of addictive controlled substances. It would also prohibit the Department of Huma…
Johnson advances measure to protect patient privacy
SPRINGFIELD – To protect patients and providers in the future, State Senator Adriane Johnson has advanced legislation that would remove hormonal medications such as testosterone and estrogen from the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program. “A patient’s medical information is deeply personal, and protecting it is essential to preserving trust between individuals and their healthcare providers,” said Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove). “Without that trus…
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