Theo Douglas reports: Missouri, still the only state without its own Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), could enact a statewide version in 2017 after roughly 12 years of trying. For now, however, the operative word continues to be “could.” As it has been in years past, a key issue is one familiar to virtually anyone with…
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Middletown man’s electronic heart monitor leads to his arrest
So since I was just talking about biological data (DNA) being obtained as evidence, it seems fitting to also point to a somewhat concerning case in Ohio. Karin Johnson reports: A Middletown man was indicted on charges of arson and insurance fraud. Police said data they were able to retrieve from his electronic heart monitor…
UK: NHS hands over patient records to Home Office for immigration crackdown
Alan Travis reports: The confidential patient records of more than 8,000 people have been handed over by the NHS to the Home Office in the past year as part of its drive to track down immigration offenders. A memorandum of understanding, published for the first time on Tuesday, makes clear that NHS digital is required by law…
Abortion Case Pits Privacy Against State Power at High Court
Katheryn Hayes Tucker reports: The constitutional right to privacy took on the power of the state to claim immunity from legal challenge before the Georgia Supreme Court Monday. The case in question targets a 2012 state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, known as the fetal pain statute because it is tied…