Action | Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/11/2015 |
As most medical professionals have publicly said, the current TRAP laws for women's health facilities are unnecessary, cause the medical professionals unecessary distractions from being able to practice medicine and cause thousands of lower-income women the unecessary burden of traveling far to find a medical facility for their needs. Most of these women's facilities that fall under the TRAP laws provide critical health screenings like mammograms and PAP smears which save women's lives throught the early detection of cancers. Many of these clinics are going out of business due to the inability to "look like a hospital" which defeat the purpose of a community clinic. Therefore, by keeping the TRAP laws in place you are sentencing some women to death as they can't afford nor are able to travel to get these services. I urge you to amend or reverse these laws that discriminate against lower-income women in particular. Thank you.