Felicity Slater

Incredibly excited to be coloring Gieger 16. A huge thanks to @bcunningham71.bsky.social and @bradanderson13.bsky.social for the chance.

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Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.

Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?

#PHEthx

A Last-Minute Push for a Reproductive Health Privacy Law in Michigan — Hintze By Mike Hintze and Felicity Slater 

In our latest blog post, Felicity Slater and I summarize the proposed Michigan Reproductive Data Privacy Act - a bill based on the Washington My Health My Data Act, but with important differences in scope and requirements. hintzelaw.com/blog/2024/11... #privacylaw #MHMDA #healthprivacy

Could the American Data Privacy and Protection Act 2.0 be on the 2023 Horizon?

While we wait for the American Data Privacy and Protection Act 2.0, can the Maine Data Privacy and Protection Act based on the ADPPA (ME LD 1977) be the next privacy surprise, @slaterfe.bsky.social?

Press corner Highlights, press releases and speeches

Privacy friends, we have an adequacy decision!

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_3721

A sign of our post-Roe times: DE's comprehensive privacy law, which passed the state's legislature on 6/30 and, if enacted, will be the U.S.'s 12th state-level comprehensive privacy law, is also the first such law to explicitly include information about pregnancy as a category of sensitive data.

Well then, who wants to talk about consumer health data privacy?

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Special Episode: How To Be A Smarter Consumer Of Legal News Listen now (53 min) | And, God Help Us, The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

"Look for news coverage that includes a link to the Supreme Court decision, motion for summary judgment, indictment, or civil complaint. Why? Even if you think you can’t read it, you should look for reporters who think you might." – @kenwhite.bsky.social