Action | Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/11/2015 |
Curious that the very acronym TRAP is used to impose non medically based restrictions on Women's Health Care Facilities, rules that do trap them into extraordinary expenses and force many to shut their doors.
Of course, the motivation is not safety but shutting down facilities that perform abortions. Whether or not abortions are supported by lawmakers' religious beliefs is totally irrelevant. We are a Commonwealth that separates state and religion. Patient safety should be the sole consideration, not the kind of water fountains available nor the width of the halls. Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures performed in the United States.
I urge you to stick to evidence based regulations when monitoring women's health centers.
Thank you for your service.
Eugenia Anderson-Ellis