Action | Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/29/2013 |
Over 80 health and safety violations were found in many of the abortion clinics in Virginia. Legal abortions were
established to prevent back alley abortions. However if we don't make abortion clinics meet basic health standards
we are essentially having legal back alley abortions. The abortion clinics must be held to the same standards
as out patient surgery is held to. These violoations include blood stained rooms, unsterilized equipment, untrained
staff. And the abortion clinics that were allowed to continue provided they correct violations have not corrected these
violations. This is the real war on women, allowing substandard clinics to operate that just are truly hazardous to the
the health of the woman. Regardless of your idealology, these health and safety standards are common sense
and very important. Please continue to maintain these health and safety standards and be firm and
unbending with those that continue to violate these health standards. These standards are basic reasonable
requests that these abortion clinics should already have in place. The fact that so many violations have been found
emphasizes the absolute need for these standards and the proof that these clinics will get away with whatever they
can to make money at the expense of the women's health. Defend and protect women by making these health and
safety standards for abortion centers permanant.