Biden wants to increase the privacy of abortion patients

• Biden administration moves to assure women’s privacy after Supreme Court overturned right to an abortion.
• Health-care providers are not in need to disclose private health-care information related to abortion.
• New guidance details best practices for women seeking to keep private the health data they might share.

Biden wants to increase the privacy of abortion patients. After the Supreme Court rejected the right to an abortion; the Biden administration took steps to reassure women that sensitive information; such as medical records relating to abortions and data; acquired by health and period tracking apps; might be shielded from law enforcement.

Health care providers are reminded in new guidance; released by the Department of Health and Human Services; that they are not compelled to disclose private health information; about abortion and other sexual and reproductive health care; and are frequently removed from doing so by law.

Separately, the White House is composing a letter from President Joe Biden; to the Federal Trade Commission requesting that it protect women’s privacy; when they inquire about or divulge; personal information pertaining to reproductive health care.

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The goal, according to a person familiar with the initiative; is to stop businesses from gathering and selling location information; from mobile apps that could show when and when women visit abortion clinics; or look up information about them. Regardless of the state, the letter would ask the FTC to forbid unfair or deceptive activities; in connection with the reporting, sharing; or sale of private health information.

The agency is also providing new guidance; that outlines the best methods for women who want to protect the privacy of any health information; they disclose or searches they make for abortion-related information on their mobile devices. The material outlines how users can choose programmes and search engines; with privacy safeguards, switch off location-tracking services, and more.