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Virginia lawmakers have passed a two-year state budget, bringing the regular session of the General Assembly to a close late Saturday afternoon.

RICHMOND, Va. — New legislation will protect digital menstrual health data, something advocates say is but one protection needed with abortion access left in states’ hands.

Data privacy is not a new concern, but there's been a heightened awareness since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

State governments across the U.S. are adopting or considering laws that would block the sale of personal health data or information about who visits sensitive sites such as sexual health facilities. Medical records are protected by a federal privacy law, but information collected by a lot of apps is not. State legislation is trying to close that gap. Data privacy is not a new concern, but there's been a heightened awareness since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and state abortion bans started kicking in. The Federal Trade Commission has also been using a ban on deceptive pra...

State Governments Looking to Protect Health-Related Data as it’s Used in Abortion Battle