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Do you want SD state government nosing around in your medical records?

l3wis October 30, 2008 0Comments

An image of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing citizens the right to privacy

When the public has very little access to public records ourselves?

Leach and Dr. Marvin Buehner, a Rapid City opponent of the ban, said the law effectively would ban all abortions. Doctors would choose not to provide that care rather than face possible criminal charges and second-guessing of their medical decisions.

Buehner says that while the name of a patient might be blocked out in records submitted to the state, the initiative says nothing about redacting other identifying information, such as Social Security numbers, addresses or dates of birth.

“It would put government in the examining room while threatening severe criminal penalties,” he said.

If they have your Social Security number and DOB what’s the difference if they have your name or not? Same freaking thing as far as I am concerned.