Board of Health,

The plethora of deficiencies revealed in basic Department of Health inspections has exposed the failures of the $2 billion abortion industry to put the safety of women before their company profits. These inspections uncovered widespread health and safety violations, including blood splattered exam tables and equipment, unsterilized equipment, poorly or untrained staff, violations of state parental consent laws, and the lack of reporting of possible cases of child sexual abuse, along with over 400 other violations. These violations reveal a serious need for health and safety standards of these facilities in order to protect women who seek abortions.Governor McAuliffe has repeatedly defended the abortion industry despite all of these horrific violations of basic health and safety standards - all because the abortion industry gave him nearly $2 million during his election. Attempting to stop these standards is McAuliffes way of paying back the abortion industry. Should we allow him to do so at the expense of the safety of Virginias women" While McAuliffe and the abortion industry are solely considering the reduction of profits for abortion centers that could result from these health and safety standards, you need to be reminded that the safety of women should be the first priority.It is vital that you understand how important health and safety standards on abortion centers are to the people of Virginia. I encourage you to maintain and strengthen the current regulations and ensure that the voices of pro-woman, pro-life Virginians are heard loud and clear! Ann Bueche-Stanger