--- title: 2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Rule Vacated description: On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated most of the HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule introduced in 2024. This rule aimed to enhance privacy protections for reproductive health information. 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