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 Amend the Regulation after Assessment and Receipt of Public Comment
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 7/10/2019
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7/3/19  9:28 pm
Commenter: Adele I. Karp, LCSW

TRAP laws are unnecessary!
 

TRAP laws single out abortion clinics and subject them to regulations that are more stringent than those applied to medical clinics generally.  Abortion is one of the safest procedures in the country.  Women, not politicians, have a right to make decisions about their lives. 

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