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]
Action Amend the Regulation after Assessment and Receipt of Public Comment
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 10/31/2018
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10/29/18  11:01 pm
Commenter: Susan Layman, private citizen, Virginia resident

No TRAP
 

There is zero medical necessity for TRAP. Abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy is safe and has no impact on a woman’s ability to conceive or carry a subsequent pregnancy to term. This is intrusion into a very private decision that should be shared among a woman, her partner (if appropriate), and her physician. TRAP will reduce access to safe healthcare. It’s a travesty with no basis in science.  Focus and funding should be on preventing unwanted pregnancy and supporting women who are pregnant and do not want an abortion. 

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