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Politics
Charles R. Davis

Biden bolsters abortion HIPAA protection

The Biden administration has finalized a regulation that aims to prevent Republican-led jurisdictions with strict limits on reproductive freedom from obtaining the medical records of people who seek abortions out of state, the Associated Press reported Monday.

“No one should have their medical records used against them, their doctor or their loved one just because they sought or received lawful reproductive health care,” Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, said at a press conference.

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