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 the Regulation after Assessment and Receipt of Public Comment
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 7/10/2019
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7/10/19  1:56 pm
Commenter: Liz Hildebrand

Abortion Facility Regulations are necessary
 

Keep sanitation and safety regulations in place! 

Whether or not one believes that abortion should be legal, all should agree that medical procedures should be conducted in facilities that have to meet certain standards of sanitation and safety.  Medical facilities do not self regulate. Abortion clinics can not self regulate.  Even veterinary clinics in our Commonwealth face state mandated safety and sanitation regulation. Is not abortion a medical procedure?  Why then would abortion clinics not have to meet medical standards? 

Easing up on safety regulations demonstrates a continued callous disregard for the well-being of women. 

CommentID: 73380