Texas sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a new rule that seeks to protect the privacy of women living in states that ban abortion who travel out of state for the procedure.

In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, opens new tab in Lubbock, Texas, the state is asking a federal judge to strike down the rule, which prohibits healthcare providers and insurers from giving state law enforcement authorities information about reproductive healthcare that is legal where it was provided.

President Joe Biden, a Democrat, said in announcing the rule in April that no one should have their medical records “used against them, their doctor, or their loved one just because they sought or received lawful reproductive health care.”

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    812 days ago

    I grew up in East Texas (and moved back two years ago). I promise you, most rural Texans will tell you the side Texas was on.

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      12 days ago

      Reminder that Texas is the only state to fight a war for slavery twice!

      But who’s to say they won’t go for a third?