Tag: Department of Health and Human Services
Comments Submitted to U.S. Federal Agencies
Recent comments submitted by the Center's U.S. Federal Policy and Advocacy team on proposed rules and regulations impacting reproductive health and rights.
HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.
Comments Submitted to U.S. Federal Agencies
Recent comments submitted by the Center on rules and regulations impacting reproductive health and rights.
HHS Secretary Tours Clinic in Trip Organized by the Center
On January 30, 2023, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra visited the Whole Women’s Health (WWH) clinic in Alexandria, Virginia, for a tour and roundtable discussion organized by the Center’s Federal Policy and Advocacy team. The roundtable, which focused on abortion access after the overturning of Roe, featured Secretary Becerra; Amy Hagstrom […]
Center Submits Comment on Proposed Changes to Health Privacy Regulation
On May 6, 2021, the Center submitted a comment in response to a proposed rule from the Department of Health and Human Services modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which provides protections for the use and disclosure of individuals’ health information. Our comment highlighted concerns about potential implications for young people and others seeking or having accessed sexual and reproductive health […]
Center Submits Comment on Proposed Rule to End Trump-era “Domestic Gag Rule”
On May 17, 2021, the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a comment on the Biden Administration’s proposed rule on “Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services.” The proposed rule change would restore the Title X family planning program by ending the Trump-era “domestic gag rule” and reinstating regulations instituted in 2000, with […]
Add Your Voice to End the Trump-era “Domestic Gag Rule” by May 17
Monday, May 17, is the final day for the public to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the Biden Administration’s proposed rule change that would end the Trump-era “domestic gag rule.” The domestic gag rule targets the Title X family planning program with regulations limiting access to reproductive health care services.
The First 100 Days of the Biden-Harris Administration: Reproductive Rights, Health and Justice
In its first 100 days, the Biden-Harris administration has taken crucial steps to undo many Trump-Pence administration’s policies that undermined reproductive rights and access to health care in the U.S. and around the world.
