Healthcare DIVE July 7, 2022
Dive Brief:
- Democratic lawmakers are continuing to call on federal agencies to increase data privacy protection for patients seeking abortions, following the Supreme Court’s decision ending the constitutional right to the procedure.
- Seventy-two Democratic members of Congress sent a letter Wednesday to Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, urging her to use the “full power” of her office to enact safeguards against data brokers collecting and selling data that could be used to prosecute pregnancy-related crimes.
- The letter to the FTC follows one sent Friday by Democrat senators to HHS urging the department to update the HIPAA privacy law to limit when covered entities can share information about abortion services.
Dive Insight:
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