US EditionUS judge invalidates Biden rule protecting privacy for abortions
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, JUN 18 – The ruling removes enhanced privacy protections for abortion and gender-care records, allowing states with abortion bans to access patient data, impacting millions nationwide, experts said.
- A federal judge in Texas, Matthew Kacsmaryk, ruled that the Biden administration's privacy rule for abortion seekers is unlawful, allowing states to investigate patients' treatment records.
- Kacsmaryk's decision permanently voided the rule that protected reproductive health information, which aimed to prevent law enforcement from accessing such information during investigations.
- Healthcare organizations expressed concern about the ruling's impact on patient privacy rights and the ability to seek confidential care.
- Abortion rights advocates see this ruling as a threat to patient privacy and healthcare provider communication, potentially criminalizing miscarriage and reproductive health care.
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