Nearly half of the top law enforcement officers in the country are asking the Biden administration to allow doctors and nurses to report suspected abortions.

Nineteen Republican attorneys general are asking the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed change to medical privacy laws that would ban doctors from reporting suspected abortions to law enforcement. The attorneys general argue the change would interfere with states’ authority to enforce their own abortion laws. They claim the administration is pushing a false narrative that states are treating pregnant women as criminals. The proposed rule would prevent states from investigating people who help others obtain abortions. The Republican attorneys general threaten to sue the administration if it moves forward with the proposed HIPAA rule change.

  • apfoster10@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    They are saying that their laws should be enforced in other states, but other states cannot enforce their laws in their state.

    • Can-Utility@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Wilhoit’s Law strikes again:

      Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.