HHS proposes rule shoring up HIPAA to protect reproductive health data, including around abortions
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In emails, the heads of Louisiana’s biggest hospital systems reminded their staff of an existing state law: people who get illegal abortions and seek medical care for abortion complications in Louisiana are required to be reported to the state.
To answer the privacy question posed in the headline in a couple of words: not very. Expect a flurry of litigation involving no-choice and pro-choice states and the feds on issues of extraterritoriality, enforcement, and evidence.
GONZALES - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office gathered in prayer Sunday morning before delivering a labor of love to the children of Kentucky.