US EditionUS judge invalidates Biden rule protecting privacy for abortions
- A federal judge struck down a privacy rule from the Biden administration related to abortions and transgender treatments, claiming it overstepped the Department of Health and Human Services' authority and limited state law enforcement.
- U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's decision blocks the rule nationwide, criticizing it for providing special protections not allowed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
- The judge stated that only Congress has the power to create heightened HIPAA protections and that the rule could hinder doctors from reporting suspected child abuse, as claimed in the lawsuit by Carmen Purl.
- The ruling blocks the privacy rule nationwide, which had prohibited sharing information about legal abortions with law enforcement conducting investigations.
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Texas judge strikes down federal health privacy rule for legal abortion care • Florida Phoenix
Former Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration added the 2024 rule prohibiting disclosure of protected reproductive health information for criminal, civil, or administrative investigations to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA. (Connect Images for Getty Images)A 2024 federal rule that shielded reproductive health information from disclosure to law enforcement when care was legally obtained, such as in anothe…
Texas judge strikes down federal health privacy rule for legal abortion care • Nevada Current
Former Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration added the 2024 rule prohibiting disclosure of protected reproductive health information for criminal, civil or administrative investigations to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA. (Connect Images for Getty Images)A 2024 federal rule that shielded reproductive health information from disclosure to law enforcement when care was legally obtained, such as in another…
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