The rule would codify the administration's guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement.

Lawmakers say the overly broad surveillance tool poses a major threat to reproductive privacy.

Many abortion rights advocates say the ease of finding their personal information online from data brokers puts them at risk.

The request follows a spate of hack-and-leak operations that targeted pro-life conservative groups dating to 2021.

The hack is meant to expose donors to evangelical Christian groups opposed to LGBTQ and abortion rights, a message read.

It's not the first time Biden has used executive authorities to push for privacy policies.

Facebook has said it plans to fully roll out end-to-end encryption across its services by mid-2023.

The Biden administration is also scrambling to figure out how to secure reproductive data.

Data collected by tech companies could be used to prosecute abortion seekers, they warn.

"Google cannot allow its online advertising-focused digital infrastructure to be weaponized against women," the lawmakers write.