An Ontario woman , who is an anti - abortion activist , was one of seven accused and fired for a privacy breach where almost 300 patient medical records were accessed without authorization at an Ontario hospital that performs abortions . There is a lot at stake for Ontarians with the law suit ongoing against the hospital over this case . The Toronto Star is reporting that patient records from Peterborough Regional Health Centre were breached from 2011 and 2012 . One of the seven people accused of the breach is anti - abortion activist Dawn DeCiccio . The Star discovered that DeCiccio worked as an information clerk . DeCiccio was the only staff member who was terminated with a pro - life activist profile . Because of the sensitive nature of patient information the hospital can not comment to if files concerning abortions were breached . According to Nancy Martin - Ronson , Peterborough hospitals chief information office , the files in question were not shared with anyone outside of the centre . After it was revealed that 280 records were accessed without authority a lawsuit was filed seeking millions . The hospital tried to have the case thrown out of court which was denied . The hospital lost their case in Superior Court . The case is now in front of the Ontario Court of Appeal . How the court decides in this case could change how privacy and the breach of that privacy at the hospital level in Ontario are dealt with . At this time only the attorney general can launch prosecution in these cases . Dawn Darlene DeCiccio was an active member of Pro Life Peterborough , which demonstrated outside of the hospital she was employed with . The hospital employee is said to have joined the protests during her lunch hour on Saturdays . She has not been seen at recent protests at the hospital . ;