There doesn’t seem to be a transcript of the news story, but you can watch it at Alaska’s News Source. The letter is supportive of privacy rights and abortion rights and cites Alaska’s constitutional protections.
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Examining the Private Right of Action in Washington’s My Health My Data Act
Alexander Vitruk and Andreas Kaltsounis of BakerHostetler write: Washington’s groundbreaking “My Health My Data Act” (HB 1155) (the Act) was signed into law on April 27, 2023. This Act imposes new requirements on the processing and sale of consumer health data by organizations with a nexus to Washington state, as our earlier blog posts explain. In this…
Nebraska Teen Sent to Jail Over Illegal Abortion
Tessa Stuart reports: A Nebraska teen who enlisted her mother’s help to obtain abortion pills in violation of state law has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Celeste Burgess was 17 years old and 24 weeks pregnant when she took Mifepristone and Misoprostol that her mother purchased online. In May, the now 19-year-old pleaded guilty to one…
Delaware Could Become the 13th State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law
Seen at Hunton Andrews Kurth: On June 30, 2023, the Delaware House of Representatives passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (H.B. 154) (the “DPDPA”), a day after the Delaware Senate passed the legislation. The DPDPA heads to Governor John Carney for a final signature. This could make Delaware the 13th U.S. state to enact…