Biden could make prosecuting abortion providers more difficult, activists say
Prosecutors in states where abortion is now illegal have access to troves of personal data.
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Prosecutors in states where abortion is now illegal have access to troves of personal data.
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.
Most patients have limited control over their medical records, and those records can be used against people suspected of having an abortion. Records are hard to modify and can move from place to place without consent.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, patients may wonder if federal law shields reproductive health data from state law enforcement. The answer is no.
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