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Patient privacy protection act.(POLICY & PRACTICE)

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| November 01, 2004 | Schneider, Mary Ellen | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D.-N.Y.) recently introduced legislation to keep confidential medical records out of court. The legislation was introduced in response to attempts by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to review the medical records of women who have had abortions as part of the government's effort to uphold the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The new legislation (S. 2827/H.R. 5126) seeks to clarify that under ...

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