I urge you to maintain the high medical standards imposed by the Regulations for the Licensure of

Abortion Facilities (12 VAC 5-412) along with all the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of

Health Care Facilities.  The relaxation of the aforementioned laws and regulations are harmful because

abortion clinics will no longer be held to hospital grade medical standards.  Relaxing such medical and

construction regulations will expose women to the increased possibility of infection, injury, and even

death.  Please act to protect Virginia’s women by refusing to relax the requirements imposed by 12 VAC

5-412.