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Tell John Ashcroft: Keep Our Medical Records Private!

Target: John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General
Sponsored by: Emily R. Anderson

What will John Ashcroft do next?

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has subpoened hundreds of women's private medical records from at least seven hospitals in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Ann Arbor. The Justice Department is tracking down, one by one, records of women who had abortions to see if the procedures used were "medically necessary."

Do you want John Ashcroft peeking at YOUR medical records?

Send a message to John Ashcroft today! Tell him that we will not stand for this kind of ultra-conservative government invasion in women's private medical decisions and doctors' ability to advise their patients properly.

deadline: 2-23-2005
goal: 30,000

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Dear Attorney General Ashcroft:

I am outraged to hear that you have ordered hundreds of private medical records be turned over to the Justice Department. The government should not be involved in private medical decisions nor should the government be allowed to second-guess doctors' advice to their patients.

Your action amounts to a gross violation of privacy rights for all women involved, and harassment of doctors. Your actions could set a dangerous precedent and have a chilling effect on the privacy of all Americans’ medical records.

Please discontinue your campaign against women who exercise their constitutional right to choose and doctors who perform abortion.

Sincerely,

We signed the “Tell John Ashcroft: Keep Our Medical Records Private!” petition!

# 22,255:

7:30 pm PDT, Apr 13, Jenny Vegan, United States Minor Outlying Islands
No more espionage.

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6:53 am PDT, Apr 9, Can Atik, Turkey

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2:56 am PDT, Apr 7, Silky Wyld, Wisconsin

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11:08 am PDT, Mar 23, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire

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2:01 am PDT, Mar 22, Art Deco, Maine

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6:31 pm PDT, Mar 21, Darlene Davis, Michigan

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7:14 am PDT, Mar 20, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
A person's private business is just that, PRIVATE!! Would you want people viewing YOUR medical records & other private business??

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5:03 am PDT, Mar 19, Name not displayed, Wisconsin

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2:30 am PDT, Mar 19, BiLL Fowlie, Maine

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12:55 pm PDT, Mar 16, Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin

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1:05 am PDT, Mar 15, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

# 22,244:

4:20 pm PST, Feb 26, Laura Zanoli, Italy

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11:18 pm PST, Jan 26, Chasity Fair, Indiana
Just because he is John Ashcroft doesn't give him the right to look at my medical records. Who in the hell does he think he is!

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7:47 pm PST, Jan 5, Name not displayed, New York

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4:08 am PST, Nov 24, REGINA WIRTH, Germany

# 22,240:

7:04 pm PST, Nov 19, Karen Gray, Indiana
I do NOT give John Ashcroft the right to view my medical records - private or otherwise!

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11:26 pm PST, Nov 13, April Jarvis, West Virginia

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10:13 pm PST, Nov 9, Aleasha Casaretto, Texas

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12:40 am PDT, Oct 11, Tania Naim, Lebanon

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7:01 am PDT, Oct 8, Michael Rabasco, Minnesota

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11:31 am PDT, Sep 18, Kyna Crain, Montana

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12:37 pm PDT, Sep 12, Chris Anas, California

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4:20 am PDT, Sep 2, Kaytie Irvine, California

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12:32 pm PDT, Aug 18, Dogan Ozkan, Turkey

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6:32 pm PDT, Jul 21, Dana Hartt, Canada

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2:56 pm PDT, Jul 20, Dana Szemereta, North Carolina

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2:08 am PDT, Jul 13, Name not displayed, Florida

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10:11 pm PDT, Jun 27, Susan Provost, Oklahoma

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9:57 pm PDT, Jun 15, Robyn Sharpe, Massachusetts

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1:03 am PDT, Jun 9, Name not displayed, Japan

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5:41 am PDT, Jun 5, William Harper, Georgia

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8:38 am PDT, May 24, Susan Walker, California

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5:22 am PDT, May 18, Stacey Nelson, Pennsylvania

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11:19 am PDT, May 17, Sara Boissonnault, New Hampshire

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9:48 pm PDT, May 5, Lynda LaSage, California
What happens is between me and my doctor! What happened to HIPAA? I want my medical records to remain private. No one should have access to them unless I sign a release. It is my right to have MY medical history, care, and prevention private!

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3:08 am PDT, Apr 29, Tasha Chenoweth, California

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9:59 pm PDT, Apr 24, Pauline Houzard, Guadeloupe

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2:33 pm PDT, Apr 21, Melissa Bardwell, Washington

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11:01 am PDT, Apr 18, Scott Cady, Minnesota

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8:30 am PDT, Apr 17, Nicky Elizabeth, Maine

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7:41 am PDT, Apr 10, Wanda K McIntosh, Wyoming
Personal medical records are personal. However I think we a fighting a losing battle. Our records are already obtained by MIB a consumer reporting agency. If we could keep our records exclusively under the HIPPA then we could decide who see's them and why.

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1:09 am PDT, Apr 10, Victoria Thomas, Wyoming

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10:57 am PST, Mar 9, Evelina Czopek, Illinois

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1:04 pm PST, Feb 28, Stephanie Soquet, Virginia

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5:14 pm PST, Feb 21, Lorraine Ewart, Canada

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11:36 am PST, Feb 18, Crystal Troy, New Jersey

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5:01 pm PST, Feb 14, Sandra Ford, Virginia
All I have to say is that I think Ashcroft should go hunting with Cheney!!!

# 22,208:

2:28 am PST, Feb 7, Delores Carr, California
Medical records are PRIVATE! This is a matter for a woman and her doctor not the government.

# 22,207:

10:42 am PST, Feb 4, Tiffany Nicholson, Virginia

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7:14 pm PST, Feb 1, Patricia Gray, Ohio

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9:19 am PST, Jan 29, Jamie Hein, Maryland

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2:06 pm PST, Jan 28, Tori Rumbaugh, California

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2:51 pm PST, Jan 23, Jonni McGonigal, Arizona

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3:37 pm PST, Jan 18, Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania

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12:37 pm PST, Jan 13, C. Romanelli, Illinois

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