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SarahD

(1,732 posts) Sun Jan 14, 2024, 02:31 PM Jan 2024

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Prez moves to guard our privacy.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-protecting-access-to-reproductive-health-care-services/#:~:text=The%20President's%20Executive%20Order%20takes,reproductive%20health%20care%20from%20inaccurate

This executive order will help protect privacy of medical information in general, but it's particularly notable for making it more difficult for anti-choice zealots to dig into medical records relating to birth control, abortion, pregnancy, miscarriage, etc. Way to go, Joe!

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Prez moves to guard our privacy. (Original Post) SarahD Jan 2024 OP

Is there any place to find out who will still be able to access medical records relating to birth control, abortion, Autumn Jan 2024 #1

Ideally, nobody would have access. SarahD Jan 2024 #2

I think insurance companies would have acess but I would hope there would be something to prevent them from Autumn Jan 2024 #3

Autumn

(46,005 posts)

1. Is there any place to find out who will still be able to access medical records relating to birth control, abortion,

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

Sun Jan 14, 2024, 02:41 PM

Jan 2024

and pregnancy?

SarahD

(1,732 posts)

2. Ideally, nobody would have access.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 14, 2024, 04:02 PM

Jan 2024

But we know some medical providers, particularly those affiliated with churches, and those with MAGA administrators, will be happy to surrender information. In that case, patients can cite the executive order when they sue for infringement of privacy. Outside the Bible belt, hospital administrators can refuse demands from prosecutors who want pregnancy information. I doubt there will ever be a clearly defined list of who can access your info and for what reason, but the executive order is a plus for women.

Autumn

(46,005 posts)

3. I think insurance companies would have acess but I would hope there would be something to prevent them from

Reply to SarahD (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 14, 2024, 04:17 PM

Jan 2024

sharing anything. I do know that I have RA and I have gotten calls from agencies giving me offers for information.

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