A few years ago I proposed an idea to my wife to resolve both the question of abortion access and gender-affirming care (regardless of age); extend HIPAA to say, essentially, that no entity can have access to a patient’s treatment information beyond their care provider, insurer or those the patient grants explicit access and it is an offense for any other entity to even have possession of that info, much less act on it. Make violations a punishable crime (license revocation for professionals, criminal punishments for third parties) annd explicitly state that the only regulations regarding acceptable care can come from the FDA and accepted medical care organizations. Call it the “Medical Privacy Freedom Act” or something. I don’t know if it would work, but it seems like a great way to back door both issues.
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