Federal judge blocks Biden-era HHS abortion privacy rule

Published June 19, 2025 1:02pm ET



A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Biden-era rule from the Department of Health and Human Services, which prohibited sharing abortion and “reproductive health care” information with law enforcement.

The 2024 HHS rule under then-President Joe Biden was part of his administration’s efforts in the aftermath of the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to counter state abortion laws, after the high court ruled that states should determine abortion rather than the federal government.

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