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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2/2/12  8:28 am
Commenter: Robin Smith

Regulations Will Not Protect Women
 

Abortions are already one of the safest medical procedures.  These regulations are not designed to improve safety for women, they are designed to limit access to this procedure and as a result they will also limit access to health care for women throughout the state; including access to live saving cancer screening, family planning and sexually transmitted infection screening and testing.  These regulations are unnecessary and there is no medical data to support that they will do anything other than harm women.

CommentID: 21843