Thursday, January 27, 2005

Women's right to privacy goes by the wayside with an Alberto Gonzalez nomination as Attorney General

Alberto Gonzalez looks like he;ll be confirmed as the nation's Attorney General, the highest law officer in the land. His testimony, and the position of the John Ashcroft-inspired Attorney General's office, show that a woman's expectation to medical privacy is severely compromised by Gonzalez. From ProChoiceAction:
Department of Justice Position on Medical Privacy
Defending subpoenas of women’s medical records in California, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, and Pennsylvania, the Justice Department argued in a motion filed in January with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division that “individuals no longer possess a reasonable expectation their histories will remain completely confidential.”
You can do something about this. Sign NARAL's petition against Alberto Gonzalez's policies against medical privacy.

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