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Femtech Data Privacy and the Changing Abortion Landscape: What Femtech Companies and Founders Need to Know

Nixon Gwilt Law

The majority of femtech companies, particularly startups, are not subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which is the primary federal law regulating healthcare privacy. Limit the Sale of Reproductive Health Data. Finally, if the abortion landscape changes in the U.S., for financial data).

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New quality requirements for tobacco products

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 In the EU, the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) governs “the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products”. This resulted in certain manufacturers exiting the market. The harmful effects of smoking are well known, causing more avoidable deaths than any other single cause. Internet] OJEU. Cited 2022Mar].