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 Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 2/15/2012
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1/23/12  1:55 pm
Commenter: Hal Eaton, Baptist pastor, teacher, chaplain for over 65 years

Legal requirements for abortion facilities
 

The Religious Righteous have tried every maneuver, legal and otherwise, to make all citizens abide by their own religious conclusions regarding the abortion issue.  They seek to make abortions either difficult or, better, impossible, especially for those whose financial category makes them at risk for affording the procedure.  Legislators (and legislative support groups, such as yours) should recognize that the vast majority of supporters of anti-abortion efforts are energized by religious concerns.  Thus, the push for such regulations as those proposed by the subject laws are suspect as originating from a religious lobby which supports their own dogmatic doctrines concerning abortions (and many other issues, as well).

The separation of religion and government, no matter how insignificant the proposal otherwise, is too good a principle to be surrendered.    

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