Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism

JB Pritzker, Democrat and critic of Trump administration, signed order saying he wants to protect dignity and privacy'

Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration.

Pritzker, a Democrat who has been one of the more vocal critics of Donald Trump's second administration, signed the order last week, saying he wanted to protect dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination".