Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Virginia Department of Health
 
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State Board of Health
 
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Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals in Virginia [12 VAC 5 ‑ 410]
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5/25/13  12:15 pm
Commenter: Carolyn C. Mcneal, private citizen

Help, My Dentist's Office Does not Have an Awning!
 

I am writing to express my deep concern that the TRAP regulations are being selectively enforced.  My health is clearly being put at risk because other outpatient facilities in the state are not being held to the same rigorous standards as abortion clinics.   Should my health be of any less concern to the state simply because I have reached an age where I am no longer capable of getting pregnant?  Surely not!  I visited my dentist's office during a rain shower recently and the lack of an awning over the door definitely put my health at risk.   As stated previously, I am getting a bit long in the tooth and will need to invest in plastic surgery soon lest I fail to fullfill my god-given feminine responsibility of being decorative.  I drive by a number of facilities offering lipsuction and other medical procedures and have noted on many occasions that none of these places have awnings, either!  What a travesty!  At this rate I and other women like me will end up toothless and saggy and not decorative in the least.  Please, end the War on Older Women and enforce the law in a uniform manner.  Awnings for everyone!

Alternatively, you could just grandfather in the abortion clinics as a matter of common sense and legal precedent. 

Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. 

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