Opinion: Proposed rules to protect health data in an era of abortion bans fall short
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it effectively rescinded national protections of reproductive health care. The decision was very quickly followed by abortion bans in 14 states with more pending such as the highly restrictive 12-week abortion ban recently passed by North Carolina.
The tragic results are already too numerous to name here. Beyond life-threatening health risks, women have been arrested for taking abortion pills and arrested for murder for inducing abortions. The massive increase in the digital surveillance of health care has prompted clinicians to make decisions out of fear, leaving fewer options for women seeking health care.
