Abortion Federation, in its “Standards for Abortion Care,” states that the “maintenance of complete and accurate records is essential for quality patient care and meaningful review of services.” The Federation’s “Standards of Abortion Care” explains that the “reporting of abortion procedures and complications to appropriate private and legally sanctioned public agencies generally improvefs] family planning services and public health information.” In addition, South Carolina argues that its statutes and regulations provide adequately for the privacy of patients’ records. The abortion clinics contend, on the other hand, that disclosure of patients’ names and records violates the patients’ privacy rights as defined in Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589, 597, 97 S.Ct. 869, 51 L.Ed.2d 64 (1977) (<HOLDING>), and Walls v. City of Petersburg, 895 F.2d
recognizing a right to privacy in avoiding disclosure of personal matters holding that disclosure of information contained in undercover officers personnel files violated the officers privacy interest in preserving their lives and personal security recognizing a constitutional right of privacy in mental health records recognizing limits on an individuals right to privacy and requiring the government to move a compelling interest only if there will be disclosure of protected information holding that the right of privacy does not attach to matters already within the public domain