| Several US states banned prescription data mining by 3rd parties, such as mining doctor's prescribing history for the purpose of increasing drug sales. Health-care information publishers argue that it is their free speech right. Your opinion on prescription data mining: [75 votes total] | |
| Should be allowed (42) |  56% |
| Should be banned (22) |  29% |
| Don't know (11) |  15% |
US Supreme court declined to hear the appeal of the ban.