SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — An Illinois law protecting people against discrimination of reproductive health decisions will go into effect at the start of 2025. State leaders said no one should face ...

Andrea has expertise in data privacy and advises a range of clients at the intersection of health care innovation, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters. She focuses on guiding health care ...

Disclosure pop-ups about the "cookies," or other aggregate bits of data websites collect and store aren't an uncommon experience while shopping online. What's less common: when a pop-up indicates that ...

Under a new rule, patients and healthcare providers will be further protected from investigations and liability relating to reproductive healthcare services when they were legally obtained and ...

In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations addressing reproductive health care under HIPAA (89 Fed. Reg. 32976 (Apr. 26 ...

Surrounded by advocates and providers, Governor Maura Healey signed an updated shield law last week to strengthen protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care professionals and ...

The court’s ruling increases the legal risk from both state officials and private individuals. Covered entities may be subpoenaed to produce reproductive health information in states with conflicting ...

A recently passed California law largely banning the use of so-called “geofencing” near family planning facilities is part of a growing trend in privacy laws by Democratic states seeking to protect ...

But for many years before that, I worked in reproductive health law, advocating to make emergency contraception (Plan B) available to all, to increase access to abortion services, including through ...