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 Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 2/11/2015
spacer
Previous Comment     Next Comment     Back to List of Comments
2/8/15  1:39 am
Commenter: Kimberly Pickard, R.N.

Please maintain health and safety requirements for abortion clinics,
 

Abortion is an invasive, medical procedure that requires that common sense standards of care be maintained. Women of Virginia deserve to be treated professionally, with dignity and with protection under the law from malpractice and preventable negligence. Women seeking abortion are already under extreme stress; why subject them to inadequate health care and inadequate protection (which may lead to further stress, complications, and danger)? This is what we look to our government to help insure, that a patient can expect reasonable safety and quality care. If a government does not provide necessary legal standards to regulate the safety of invasive medical procedures such as abortion, then the government is as much at fault as a negligent doctor or clinic. Please protect the women of Virginia and require the abortion practitioners to comply.Thank you

CommentID: 38005