Board of Health,

I cannot possible imagine that removing health and safety regulations are in womens interests! How can we legalize abortion and then allow the industry to revert to the "back alley" practices that were so abhorrent in the past" Have we lost our minds"""

Dear Members of the Board of Health,

Please maintain strong abortion center regulations. Since the regulation process began, health department inspectors have uncovered hundreds of health and safety violations. An especially troubling revelation was made at the Roanoke Medical Center for Women, where inspectors documented that a 16 year-old and two 14 year-old girls had abortions without documented parental consent. The abortion industry has fought regulation for years claiming it can regulate itself, yet repeatedly independent inspectors have found serious deficiencies, even during announced inspections. Abortion centers are not able to self-regulate. Abortion is not healthcare because it ends lives instead of healing them. However, since abortion operates under the guise of healthcare, abortion centers must adhere to the regulatory standards of other healthcare facilities. Simply, Virginia women and minor girls deserve nothing less. Thank you for considering my perspective on this important matter.

Please protect all women, all girls, all families from needless sorrow from unsanitary and unlawful practices. Mary H. Pringle, LCSW