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Nonconsensual Drug Testing Has Criminalized Tens of Thousands of Pregnant People

By: Dissent
23 June 2026 at 07:12
Lauren Rankin writes: New York had the chance to make history in more arenas than basketball this June. Earlier this month, the New York Senate passed theΒ Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act, becoming theΒ first legislative chamberΒ in the country to pass legislation that would require informed consent for drug testing of pregnant people. But despite that...

Take two: New York tries again to pass a consumer health privacy law

By: Dissent
18 June 2026 at 07:36
James Mann and David Saunders of McDermott Will & Schulte write: Readers may recall that last year, New YorkΒ attempted to enactΒ a health privacy law that was ultimatelyΒ vetoed by the governor. Now, New York is backΒ with another attemptΒ that, after some modification from last year’s version, stands a chance of being signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. Like...

Hospital worker suspected of accessing Princess of Wales’s medical records to face prosecution

By: Dissent
17 June 2026 at 07:47
Russell Myers reports: A hospital worker at the private clinic where the Princess of Wales had abdominal surgery is set to face a criminal prosecution following an investigation into claims that the Princess’ medical records had allegedly been accessed by staff in 2024, it is understood. A total of three trusted employees, who worked atΒ The...

Nevada Supreme Court pauses state law restricting abortion for minors

By: Dissent
31 May 2026 at 10:26
Margaret Attridge reports: The Nevada Supreme Court granted a victory to reproductive health advocates and abortion providers Thursday, blocking enforcement of a 1985 state law restricting abortion for minors. ReversingΒ a lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, an en banc panel of justices ruled Nevada Senate Bill 510 β€” passed in 1985, never enforced and...

AHA asks court to dismiss website-tracking lawsuit against Endeavor Health

By: Dissent
30 May 2026 at 08:21
Naomi Diaz reports: The American Hospital Association and Illinois Health and Hospital Association areΒ urgingΒ the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling in a website-tracking lawsuit against Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health, formerly known as Edward-Elmhurst Health. In a May 27 amicus brief, the hospital groups said they support Endeavor Health and...

The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no.

By: Dissent
27 May 2026 at 10:15
Dark patterns force patients to share their data with big healthcare networks, even when the privacy form they’re signing explicitly says they can opt-out. By: Alex Rosenblat When Paula Stannard, one of the federal government’s top healthcare privacy officials, visited her eye doctor this year, she was asked to sign a form, acknowledging she’d received...
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