Michael Edgar reports: In the aftermath of Rishi Sunak’s sit down with leaders from Open-AI, DeepMind, and Google, Britain announces new measures to crack down on unauthorised gathering of personal data from Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies. Companies utilising generative AI technology have been informed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that they remain bound by data protection…
Category: Laws
A Catch-22 for Clinics: State Bans Limit Abortion Counseling. Federal Title X Rules Require It.
Rachana Pradhan May 26, 2023 State abortion bans in Tennessee and beyond, which constrain women’s health care, have put family planning clinics at risk of losing their federal funding. The conflict involves the Title X family planning program, which provides services to low-income people, including minors. As of 2021, more than 3,200 clinics used federal…
More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
AP reports: A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice. Montana’s governor signed a bill in April, Missouri has legislation that needs the governor’s signature to…
New York State Passes Prohibition on Geofences Around Health Care Facilities
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law fiscal bill A.3007C/S.4007, which contains provisions prohibiting the establishment of a geofence around health care facilities. Specifically, the law prohibits any person or entity from establishing a geofence or similar virtual boundary around any health care facility, other than health…