Navigating the Information Blocking Rule when Protecting Reproductive Health Privacy: Q&A

Overview

Reproductive health information is often highly sensitive, and its disclosure and misuse can have harmful consequences, such as stigma, harassment, criminalization, and barriers to care. In a nation increasingly hostile to reproductive rights, health care providers, health departments, and others may seek to protect the confidentiality of reproductive health information that they hold. This resource aims to support these entities in understanding and navigating considerations related to the federal Information Blocking Rule governing the availability of certain health data.