“Republicans introduce a trojan horse bill to create a public record of every abortion in Montana.“
I’ve been shouting this for years, now it’s more and more direct: #AbortionIsAPrivacyIssue #AbortionIsAPrivacyLawIssue #MedicalPrivacy #AbortionIsHealthcare
Not just the mother, but the father too.
https://north40.substack.com/p/republicans-introduce-a-trojan-horse
@ScottSoCal [cont’d] - I don’t know if it still is - that you could not obtain certain benefits for a child without naming the father, and the father could not be a deceased person. This made it impossible for women who had become pregnant & then had their spouse die, & those who used IVF, to receive those benefits.
Menstruation info should be absolutely private, but… Florida.
So yes, in theory, health info is supposed to be private, but it’s not all protected. 2/2
https://apnews.com/article/florida-menstruation-cycle-athletes-497fbf37a7ca0c6ad28e2f491abe6e92
@ScottSoCal and yet another example because it’s happening right now -
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-extreme-bill-police-menstrual-histories
#Misogyny #GOPWarOnWomen #Women #Law #PrivacyLaw #AbortionRights
Six universities have already complied.
@ScottSoCal It’s not quite that straightforward. Laws need enforcement or they are not more than words on paper.
First, HIPPA can be eliminated or gutted by any next majority Republican Congress and/or President &/or SCOTUS. More immediately, in practice, organizations, companies or gov’t, can start requiring certain information as a condition of providing services, and each individual faces an insurmountable legal challenge to remedy. For example, it used to be the case in certain states - 1/x