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 Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 2/15/2012
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2/15/12  1:12 pm
Commenter: Lauren McCullough

TRAP Regulations
 
These new regulations are only creating more of a barrier between women who need a medical service and their fair opportunity to be provided necessary medical treatment. These regulations create more of judgement on abortion than a medical service to women....
  • The regulations will increase the financial hurdles to health care for patients, with no proven medical benefit to patients. Women need more access to affordable, high quality health care, not less.
  • If regulations placed on women's health centers are based upon evidence-based medical practices that advance the public health, then women in the Commonwealth will be able to maintain access to vital health care from trusted medical providers.

These new regulations would cause unneccesary burdens on the provider and the patient, and do not help anything in the current debate over abortion.

CommentID: 22839