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The Independent UK
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John O'Connor

Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism

Illinois Autism Privacy - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration.

Democrat Pritzker, who has been one of the more vocal critics of Trump's second administration, signed the order last week, saying he wanted to protect “dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.”

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