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Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act
Coverage of Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act in the Nexus archive.
- Gov. JB Pritzker to sign Illinois abortion legislation shielding patients' medical records
Gov. JB Pritzker will sign Illinois legislation to protect abortion-related medical records from access by outside authorities. The Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act, sponsored by Sen. Celina Villanueva and Rep. Mary Beth Canty, requires segregation of abortion data and limits cross-state sharing without patient consent. Patients may sue for violations, and health exchanges must implement changes by 2027.