By Susannah Baruch
Concerned about privacy protections for pregnancy- and abortion-related health data in the post-Dobbs environment?
The film Preconceived, premiering at SXSW this week, shines a bright light on anti-abortion “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” (CPCs), including their disturbing take on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
On June 20th, the Petrie-Flom Center welcomed Susannah Baruch on board as its new Executive Director.
Susannah comes to the Petrie-Flom Center with expertise in reproductive health law policy, genetics, and genomics, and a wealth of experience in nonprofits, academia, and government. We asked Susannah to share a bit about herself and her past work by way of introduction to Bill of Health’s readers.
The following interview has been edited and condensed.