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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2/14/12  11:45 am
Commenter: Bill Malthouse, representing myself

Do Not Make the Anti-Abortion Clinic Temporary Rules Permanent
 

The "Clinic Health Standards" regulations are a transparent attempt to reduce or eliminate abortions by making the costs of such proceedures prohibitive.  The regulations infringe on every woman's rights (Roe v Wade) to a safe, legal abortion by imposing excessively strict requirements on the physical and staffing requirements of abortion clinics, driving the costs up so far as to make them impractical both for the providers and for the potential patients.  There are NO COMPELLING  REASONS  to impose this level of standards on facilities that have been without delivering these services for years without adverse case histories.

CommentID: 22520