With the Supreme Court overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, multiple downstream effects may impact healthcare security. Now that abortion legality is determined by each individual state, healthcare security faces a challenging environment as they try to understand how laws will be implemented and enforced (civil vs. criminal).
To prepare for the unexpected, healthcare facilities (HCFs) and security teams should take the following recommendations and the necessary steps to best protect the safety and security of patients and healthcare professionals.