Yost(R) wants med records of women who have out of state abortions

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https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/20/yost-gop-ags-want-police-to-have-access-to-out-of-state-abortion-records/70423962007/?utm_source=dispatch-newsalert-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_term=Hero&utm_content=ncod-columbus-nletter01

Title-Yost, GOP AGs want out-of-state abortion records to be available to authorities
Jessie Balmert
Cincinnati Enquirer

snip--"The letter, signed by Yost and 18 other attorneys general last month, pushes back against a proposed federal privacy policy that would prohibit state officials from collecting personal health information about reproductive health care, including abortions, for investigations, lawsuits or criminal charges."

snip--"The federal government is trying to get rid of a provision that allows the release of health information to law enforcement pursuant to a court order," Yost spokeswoman Bethany McCorkle said. "This section is designed to help victims of crimes by allowing law enforcement to collect evidence − for example DNA from a rape kit − so that violent criminals can be arrested."

McCorkle noted that law enforcement rarely needs this medical information, but "it could be the difference in solving a violent crime and preventing future harms."

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