Protecting Privacy of Reproductive Health Records

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, one area of concern to healthcare providers is patient privacy related to reproductive health records. While HHS continues to evaluate options for protecting patient privacy in these health care services records, several states have considered, and four have passed, legislation directly affecting the disclosure of these records.

With all the uncertainty after Dobbs, one thing is certain. Some states will take the steps they believe necessary to protect reproductive health records from disclosure without the patient’s express consent.