I urge you to amend the proposed permanent regulations to ensure the continued availability of safe, legal first-trimester abortions and preventive reproductive healthcare.
I believe that the proposed regulations are burdensome and unnecessary.  They have no proven medical benefit and will only serve to reduce or even eliminate patient access to healthcare. 
Women in Virginia need MORE access to affordable, quality healthcare - not less.  The proposed regulations will increase the financial burden on patients and decrease their healthcare options - effectively marginalizing young, low-income and uninsured women.
Instead of improving safety, these regulations will limit access to a wide range of preventive services provided by women's health clinics, including life-saving cancer screenings, family planning, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
The regulations should be based solely on medicine and science and should not impede women's access to essential healthcare.