What: The Biden administration issued new regulations that prevent medical records for reproductive health care from being used by law enforcement either against patients or providers, even if the patient traveled to another state for their care.
Why it matters: Several states that have extreme abortion bans seeks to penalize patients and providers for reproductive health care received in states where abortion is legal.
Source: CNN
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