CNN - The Biden administration has issued a new rule to protect patients' privacy regarding their medical information. The rule specifically prohibits the disclosure of a patient's health records, even when they travel to another state for an abortion, IVF, birth control or other types of reproductive health care. "No one should have to live in fear that their conversations with their doctor or that their medical claims data might be used to target or track them for seeking lawful reproductive health care," Melanie Fontes Rainer, director of the Office for Civil Rights, said in a news conference. The new rule comes at a time when 14 states have total abortion bans.
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