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Coverage dated April 21, 2024

Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion

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Women who seek fertility, contraception or miscarriage care will also be protected, the nation’s top health official Xavier Becerra said.

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Women who seek fertility, contraception or miscarriage care will also be protected, the nation’s top health official Xavier Becerra said.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, under a new rule that the Biden administration finalized Monday.

  3. Salon

    Biden moves to prevent women's abortion medical records from being "used against them" by GOP states (opens Salon)

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    Under the new regulation, medical providers are generally barred from sharing abortion records with law enforcement

  4. The Daily Caller

    Biden Admin Issues Final Rule Tightening Abortion Record Access In Investigations (opens The Daily Caller)

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    President Joe Biden’s administration announced a new rule on Monday cracking down on prosecutors’ ability to obtain abortion records.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Biden moves to shield patients’ abortion records from Republican threats (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Health officials said rules would protect the privacy of women seeking abortions from GOP prosecutors who have threatened to crack down on the procedure.

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