New abortion protections from the Biden administration are likely to draw lawsuits from state attorneys general and physicians as the Justice Department continues to face legal fights over reproductive services.
The abortion protections come in the form of a US Department of Health and Human Services rule released April 22 stating federal privacy law blocks health-care providers from giving law enforcement patient information on legally obtained reproductive services.
Some attorneys say the rule advances a proper application of health privacy law in a time when various state restrictions on abortion are complicating patient care.
Others say the rule puts medical ...
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