Republican AGs demand Biden administration allow them to keep access to out-of-state medical records

The Republican attorneys general of 19 states have sent a letter to the Biden administration demanding access to the private medical records of citizens who cross state lines to access abortion services or gender-affirming care in states where such care is legal.

The June 16 letter, sent to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Xavier Becerra, came in response to a proposed amendment to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Tennessee Lookout reports. Proposed in April, the new rule would shield the private medical records of people seeking reproductive healthcare services in states where those services are legal from officials in their home states where those services have been banned.

The rule change is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to ensure continued access to abortions services and other reproductive healthcare in states that…

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