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Clinical Data Sovereignty

Meaning

Clinical Data Sovereignty is the ethical and legal principle asserting that an individual maintains complete ownership and control over their personal health information, particularly data generated within a clinical or wellness context. This encompasses the right to access, manage, restrict the sharing of, and ultimately determine the storage location of one’s genetic, hormonal, and physiological records. Ensuring this sovereignty is foundational to building trust in personalized health platforms and empowering individuals to be active, informed participants in their care. It establishes the patient as the primary stakeholder of their own biological information.