It is distressing to see how women, especially poor women, are being disregarded in this unnecessary set of regulations for clinics that perform abortions.  These clinics are already highly regulated and safe.  The changes may reduce the number of safe, legal abortions, but will not stop women from ending unplanned pregnancies.  What will also be reduced is access to the countless other health care offerings that these clinics, particularly Planned Parenthood, make available to women from all walks of life.  I volunteer at a Planned Parenthood, specifically talking to women who are considering abortion.  Most often their choice to abort is because they want to have a safe, stable environment for the children they do have.  They know what they can handle and seldom make this decision without a lot of serious thought and heartache.  Please do not persist in this misguided pretense that this set of rules promotes health and safety.