Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita urged the state to classify Terminated Pregnancy Reports as public records during his visit to Allen County.
Despite privacy concerns highlighted in a December opinion by the Indiana Public Access Counselor, Rokita emphasized the need for the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) to disclose these records to enforce the law effectively.
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Violation of personal privacy rights! What next?
He’s so awful.
“Rokita emphasized the need for the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) to disclose these records to enforce the law effectively.”
Sorry, how does publicizing a private citizen’s medical information make a difference to law enforcement? Is Rokita claiming that law enforcement has no access to these records for some reason?
This is naming and shaming, nothing more, and is entirely unacceptable. Don’t use law enforcement as an excuse, Todd.
Nevermind, according to RNM:
“The reason for TPRs is to ensure all abortion laws within the state are followed. The reports give general information about the pregnancy, reason for the abortion, the age of the unborn child, in what facility the abortion occurred, the name of the doctor who performed the abortion, etc. Once again, no information that identifies the patient is included.”
These are not private medical records.
Oo, can we list ED lists too? Too personal? Ya don’t say!