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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1/31/12  6:39 pm
Commenter: Ann L Stone, Ph.D.

Please do not over-regulate women's health centers
 

      Women's health centers provide vital health care service for women in Virginia.  The proposed regulations would require expensive and unnecessary changes to existing centers that are currently doing good work.  It would likely result in some centers closing.  Therefore, many young virginians would be without access to medical care.

       For many young women , this is the only medical care they receive.  My sister's thyroid cancer was first noticed at one of these centers.  At the very least, the changes would increase the cost of care with no medical benefit or reason.  This sort of change is unnecessary and detrimental to the health of Virginia's citizens.  Please stop it.

 

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