Action | Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/11/2015 |
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Board of Health,
I am a woman and I know if I wanted an abortion (which I do not), I would want the abortion facility and abortion doctor to be held accountable to safety and procedure regulations and laws that guarantee my well-being. If abortion safety regulations and procedure laws are removed, which what is trying to be done now in Virginia, then women are at a greater risk to die or be maimed when getting an abortion. Then why would law makers wish to remove the regulations and laws"
Dear Members of the Board of Health,
The decision to issue a NOIRA on the abortion center regulations at your December 4, 2014 meeting is premature and unnecessary. The strongest possible abortion center regulations are essential for the health and safety of Virginia women and must be maintained. Health department inspectors have uncovered hundreds of health and safety violations. These violations include improper hand washing procedures and blood splatter on instruments and examination tables and abortions on minors without documented informed consent. Recent inspections also revealed significant abuse as an abortion center recorded an incredibly high number of complications from attempted chemical abortions with RU-486. The abortion industry has fought regulation for years, yet repeatedly independent inspectors find serious deficiencies, even during announced inspections. Abortion centers are not able to self-regulate. Abortion is not healthcare because it ends lives instead of healing them. However, since abortion operates within the healthcare system, abortion centers must adhere to the regulatory standards of other healthcare facilities. Simply, Virginia women deserve nothing less. Thank you for considering my perspective on this important matter. Ginger Chwalowski