Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem? Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.

Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame. n.pr/493YcAm

ELSIhub has officially launched a brand new discussion forum - ELSIconnect!

Through ELSIconnect you can discuss ELSI research, brainstorm ideas, share resources, and connect directly with ELSI researchers in a secure, professional, and friendly space.

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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement  - The Authors Guild Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic...

authorsguild.org/news/what-au... here’s info on the required registration.

Genetic Privacy in the Era of Big Data 🧬🔒
What happens if the company holding your DNA data goes bankrupt? The 23andMe case exposes major gaps in U.S. protections, leaving sensitive, immutable data vulnerable.
Read the new paper by Gerke, Jacoby & Cohen www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Really looking forward to moderating this panel next week!

During my kid’s surgery, I was denied a copy of my consent form — then sent to a ghost office – The Markup Help us understand the challenges patients face opting out of voluntary uses of their data, or getting access to their records.

Check out the latest from privacy guru Alex Rosenblat @themarkup.org regarding access to forms signed at the doc’s office. themarkup.org/hello-world/...

A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze the data.

Following the 23andMe bankruptcy, good stewardship of public genomic databases is all the more important.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Yes, as was said in the hearing and in accompanying written testimony, 23andMe has 15 million customers, but this implicates millions more people’s genetic data because of relatedness.

Glenn Cohen did a great job testifying about the gaps in genetic privacy law!

It was so great to be able to watch this hearing in person. Congress can do much more to protect genetic privacy.

@jillwieberlens.bsky.social presents her new book, Stillbirth and the Law, at the Health Law Professors conference.

A panel of 7 people of different races and genders sitting at a table

Fascinating(yet depressing) plenary session at the Health Law Professors Conference ft. @ninakohn.bsky.social @mayamanian.bsky.social @mblawrence.bsky.social Medha Makhlouf Joan Krause Aaron Kessleheim: Updates on healthcare law & policy in tumultuous times. #HLP2025

There are consequences for not respecting people’s privacy.

State begins rolling out expanded student visa vetting — starting with Harvard The State Department issued instructions to consulates and embassies late Thursday telling them to start the vetting immediately.

“The cable also instructs consular officers to inform applicants with private social media accounts that they could be viewed as evading vetting” - penalizing individuals for simply protecting their privacy is absurd
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Panel 1 continues the discussion of AI liability with @notthattombaker.bsky.social, Gabriel Weil, Josephine Wolff, & Philip Dawson. Just covering some small questions like “how should insurance handle the chance that AI could threaten humanity?”

1st panel on intersection of torts, ins and AI liability. @kabrahamva1.bsky.social & Cathy Sharkey learn from the history of cyber ins. @rhenson.bsky.social presents work on algorithmic liability (i.e. social media harms) & Mark Geistfeld reflects on lessons for ALI. www.law.nyu.edu/news/mark-ge...

Today’s the day! Looking forward to learning all about AI and insurance.

I’ll be presenting on the privacy and discrimination risks of AI incorporated into telematics.

A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...

Surveillance of women is the unavoidable consequence of the criminalization of abortion. Per @404media.co Flock enables nationwide surveillance of women traveling by car.
www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

Chilling… and predictable.

These sorts of requirements make a mockery of our notice and consent privacy framework. “We respect privacy and will only do x, y, and z with your permission.” “….side note: if you don’t give all the permissions, nothing in this app will work.”

Conference: AI, Insurance Law, and Regulation | Insurance Law Center A Conference Presented by the Insurance Law Center at UConn Law & the University of Minnesota Law School AI, Insurance Law, and Regulation Friday, May 3 ...

🚨 Last chance to register! Tomorrow is the deadline to sign up (in-person or virtual) for this free conference on AI, Insurance Law & Regulation. Don’t miss our incredible speaker lineup—register now: ilc.law.uconn.edu/2025/03/17/c...

This is VERY big genetics & health news, Regeneron (Pharmaceutical company with v strong genetics in medicine arm) is going to buy 23andme. investor.regeneron.com/news-release...

If you haven’t yet read car privacy coverage by @kashhill.bsky.social, do so immediately. Incredibly eye opening and important!

2024 Best in Business Awards | SABEW Congratulations to our 2024 honorees! The Best in Business Awards attracted 1,103 entries from 181 news organizations, ranging from international, national and regional news outlets to specialized bus...

Last year, my journalism stopped the illegal sale of millions of Americans’ driving behavior to the insurance risk industry.

Thank you to SABEW for an honorable mention for technology reporting: sabew.org/2025/03/2024...

Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment

This is something that should inspire such hope for our future, but now it is coupled with fear that we may not be able to build on it because of federal retrenchment from supporting research. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...

Huge !!

It was so lovely to speak to everyone at Johns Hopkins on Monday!

Alt-Txt: Two people stand before multi-color strips of paper with text on them that stretch down an entire wall and onto the floor. The title of the installation "I Agree" appear in all caps on the wall, too.

Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.

RIP to the Google Privacy Sandbox : Chrome will keep third-party cookies, a win for web giant's ad rivals

Don't tell me you're still using Chrome when there are much better browsers out there, including DuckDuckGo, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi etc.
" #Google continues to backtrack on its #privacy promises, leaving billions of Chrome users vulnerable to online #surveillance." www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/g...

HIPAA includes broad exceptions that permit health care providers & insurers to share information with govt agencies for public health purposes.