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Attorney general, health departments and advocates urge tighter ‘shield law’ protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care
Summary
The Joint Judiciary hearing drew health officials, the attorney general’s office and providers to press for changes to Massachusetts’ 2022 shield law — including stronger privacy for electronic medical records, expanded protection against out-of-state subpoenas and a state-level EMTALA guarantee for hospitals.
State and health officials, clinicians and advocacy groups told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary they support expanding Massachusetts’ 2022 “shield law” to protect patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state civil or criminal actions.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office described specific additions: extending the bar on cooperation with out-of-state investigations to all state or local agencies, granting the attorney general explicit authority to enforce the shield law, and protecting data associated with the provision of protected health care — including electronic medical records. Department of…
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