Hawaii’s Privacy Crusade: Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centers or “Fake Clinics”
Hawaii’s House of Representatives is tackling medical privacy head-on with HCR 144/HR 138, urging the Attorney General to probe whether crisis pregnancy centers are playing fast and loose with patient privacy laws. As “fake clinics” outnumber real ones, it’s time for a privacy check-up to protect those seeking reproductive healthcare.
Hot Take:
Hawaii is stepping up its game in the medical privacy arena, and it looks like crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) better start sweating more than a politician in a lie detector test. With HCR 144/HR 138, the Aloha State is on a mission to ensure that even “fake clinics” get a real dose of privacy compliance. After all, their approach to patient privacy shouldn’t be faker than a three-dollar bill.
Key Points:
- Hawaii’s House of Representatives introduced a resolution to investigate CPCs for privacy law violations.
- CPCs are criticized for providing limited reproductive healthcare and potentially misrepresenting their privacy policies.
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has urged state AGs to scrutinize CPCs nationwide.
- Recent studies highlight the lack of oversight and potential privacy violations at CPCs.
- The resolution underlines the universal importance of protecting patient privacy.
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