News & Commentary about Medical and Genetic Privacy
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![Activists set against gene patenting gather in front of the US Supreme Court prior to the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics hearing.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/06/amp-v-myriad-b-400x266.jpg)
Jun 13, 2023
AMP v. Myriad: The Fight to Take Back Our Genes
![A group of blood test tubes.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/06/donate-blood-blog-400x266.jpg)
Jun 13, 2023
Donated Blood or an Organ? Police Shouldn’t Have Easy Access to Your DNA
![Newborn blood samples being prepared for analysis.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/04/blood-samples-prepared-for-analysis-b-400x266.jpg)
Apr 19, 2023
Widespread Newborn DNA Sequencing Will Worsen Risks to Genetic Privacy
![A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/10/AI_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Oct 3, 2022
Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May Only Worsen Medical Racism
![Image of Talkspace app on a smartphone on a white background.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/09/TALKSPACE-Blog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 28, 2022
How to Navigate Mental Health Apps That May Share Your Data
![A newborn heel prick being performed.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/07/HeelPrick_Blog-400x266.jpg)
Jul 26, 2022
Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health
![A protest sign that reads “My Body, My Business.”](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2022/05/Data_Blog-400x266.jpg)
May 17, 2022
Impending Threat of Abortion Criminalization Brings New Urgency to the Fight for Digital Privacy
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Nov 22, 2021
Congressional Drunk Driver Detection Mandate Raises Privacy Questions
![Clipboard with medical form and stethoscope attached](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/06/HIPAA-Racial-Justice-Header-400x266.jpg)
Jun 10, 2021
Patient Privacy Is Not Just About Medical Ethics — It's Vital to Racial Equity and Disability Rights
![An electronic ad inside DC's Metro Station for the the DC Department of Health's mobile Covid-19 contact tracing app.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/04/Contact-Tracing-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Apr 16, 2021
COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?