Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities [12 VAC 5 ‑ 412]
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7/31/14  3:17 pm
Commenter: Pia DeSantis Pell

Please retain health and safety regulations
 

Abortion is an invasive procedure which can easily bring about infection and all sorts of complications.  71% of abortions in the US are done in free standing clinics; only 5% are done in hospitals.  Clearly, with such a large number of abortions done in clinics, they must be regulated.  Between 2009 and 1973, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention counted  411 deaths as a result of complications from legal abortions.  And those are only the deaths they were privy to.  One cannot say they are concerned about women's health, and not support regulation.

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