Posted on Dec 8, 2021
Kansas judge throws out abortion regulations, saying they infringed on women's access to care
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Abortion regulations in a law passed by the Kansas Legislature in 2011 have been thrown out by a Shawnee County judge who said they infringed on women’s access to care.
The judge said the law required abortion providers to have inspections that other medical providers aren’t subject to, had unnecessary staffing requirements and made patient health records more accessible to state departments.
The judge said the law required abortion providers to have inspections that other medical providers aren’t subject to, had unnecessary staffing requirements and made patient health records more accessible to state departments.
Kansas judge throws out abortion regulations, saying they infringed on women's access to care
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Why should any patient's medical records be accessible to state agencies without consent?
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SFC Casey O'Mally
Because states coordinate care across the state. I don't necessarily agree with it, but the state I work in, the department of Health and Human Services has basic health data for most folks, so if you go into any state clinic they will have a level of continuity of care. As a social worker, it makes my life a hell of a lot easier when coordinating care for my clients. I don't have access to the records without a court order, but I *can* get my clients better medical care than if this was not the case.
Again, I don't necessarily agree with the process or even the rationale. But there *are* upsides.
Again, I don't necessarily agree with the process or even the rationale. But there *are* upsides.
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