Abortion medical records will be better protected under a Biden administration rule issued Monday
The final rule (RIN: 0945-AA20) will block health insurance plans, medical providers, and others from providing law enforcement with that information, including details connected to abortions and other reproductive health services obtained in states where they’re legal.
The rule was issued by the Health and Human Services Department’s Office for Civil Rights.
The HHS said Monday that the OCR received almost 30,000 comments on the rule when it was proposed, with over half of the people and groups involved expressing “general support” while “less than one ...