The Board of Health must completely repeal and rewrite the current regulations of women's health centers to protect women's health and preserve access to comprehensive reproductive care. The current regulations of Virginia women's health centers are about politics, not medicine.
All health professions should be appropriately regulated, but these politically motivated restrictions aren't necessary for patients' safety. Instead, these restrictions endanger women's health. Doctors, health care professionals, and a majority of Virginians oppose these regulations.
If the regulations are not repealed and rewritten, tens of thousands of Virginia women and families will lose access to critical medical care. We've already seen the impact of these laws, with the closing of the Hillcrest clinic in Virginia Beach.
