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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2/12/12  10:39 am
Commenter: Mr. & Mrs. B. Paul Cotter, Jr.

Health Concerns mandate making abortion clinic regulation permanent.
 

We strongly endorse making last year's temporary abortion clinic regulations permanent.  If a woman has a D&C (dilation and curritage), SHE HAS TO GO TO A HOSPITAL AND BE ANESTHETISED.  An abortion, wholly aside from the morality of it, is a much more serious medical procedure that runs the same risks of damage, infection, and other side effects a D&C exposes a woman to.  The failure to require hospital level protections, procedures and inspetions clearly endangers women's health.  The regulations must be made permanent to protect women.

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