On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Justice Kavanaugh wrote for a unanimous Court dismissing the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine from the case for lack of...more
6/14/2024
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Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v Food and Drug Administration ,
Article III ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing
Medication abortions using mifepristone and misoprostol now account for more than half of all abortions performed in the United States today. In the post-Dobbs era, medication abortion is critical to reproductive rights...more
The federal government started 2023 by clarifying important legal issues surrounding the use of medications for abortions. These changes come after much uncertainty—and controversy—around the availability of medication...more
1/16/2023
/ Abortion ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Executive Branch ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) ,
Patient Access ,
Pregnancy ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
USPS
On November 8, 2022, Americans headed to the polls for the United States’ 2022 midterm elections, with Democrats upsetting projections of a “Red Wave” and bucking historical trends to hew closely to the status quo. While the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint against a data broker alleging that the collection and sale of precise location data significantly harms consumers, especially if the data contains information...more
9/14/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Sellers ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Location Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Authored by Justice Alito, the decision held that the Constitution does not grant a right to abortion (5-4), overturning...more
6/28/2022
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Equal Protection ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Access ,
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey ,
Pregnancy ,
Public Policy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Authored by Justice Alito, the decision, which hewed closely to the draft opinion that was leaked on May 2, 2022, upheld...more
6/28/2022
/ Abortion ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Protection ,
Healthcare ,
Liability ,
Location Data ,
Patient Access ,
Planned Parenthood ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS