Trump Judge Overturns Abortion Privacy Protections

The Hill reports:

A Texas federal judge late Wednesday overturned a Biden administration rule designed to keep prosecutors from getting the medical records of patients seeking legal abortions or gender-affirming care by boosting privacy protections for women’s reproductive health information.

District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acted unlawfully when it expanded the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy law last April.

Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by President Trump in his first term, has become a go-to judge for blocking Biden-era rules nationwide.

Read the full article. Before becoming a judge, Kascmaryk worked for an anti-LGBTQ hate group.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, struck down a rule adopted by the Biden administration that strengthened privacy protections for women seeking abortions and patients who receive gender transition treatments.

The rule prohibited healthcare providers and…

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