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US Justice Dept. Seeks Hundreds of Medical Records
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Feb 26, 2004 10:56pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News: Iran |
| News Date | Thursday, February 26, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | US Justice Dept. Seeks Hundreds of Medical Records
The U.S. Justice Department has subpoenaed Planned Parenthood for the confidential medical records of hundreds of women as part of its defense against challenges to a federal law that bans a type of late-term abortion, the family planning organization said on Thursday.
"We believe that this is a sweeping invasion of medical privacy. Ashcroft has subpoenaed hundreds of confidential medical records and we're taking every step within the law to resist this," said Elizabeth Toledo, a spokeswoman for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
In efforts to defend against a number of lawsuits over a federal ban on certain late-term abortions, the Justice Department also has sought to obtain confidential medical records on abortion from several university hospitals. |
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