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 Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 2/11/2015
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2/10/15  9:44 am
Commenter: Kathi Brown

Jettison the insulting TRAP regulations
 

This is the moment to scrap the absurd TRAP regulations, which were never more than a thinly-veiled attempt by the right wing to block women's legal access to abortion by falsely claiming that free-standing women's reproductive health clinics need to meet hospital standards. Absurd! Anyone who can get one eye even half open can see that TRAP is simply another effort by self-righteous busybodies to interfere with the private decisions of perfect strangers. As a Virginian, I'm embarassed and offended by the state government's 19th century attitude toward women, reproductive rights and health care. Let's start showing the world that Virginia is all-grown-up-now and doesn't need to treat its female residents like we're either half-wits or harlots who have to be watched over like sheep and can't be trusted to make intelligent, complex decisions for ourselves. Thank you. 

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