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]
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6/17/14  4:12 pm
Commenter: Stephen Phelan

Don't understand why this is controversial
 

Why would we not expect abortion clinics to meet basic safety and access standards that we felt were important enough for real health providers to meet? Why is this controversial, or rather, why is it even an option for abortion clinics to not meet these basic standards? Wasn't the whole point of legalizing abortion to make it "safe" for women?

Why wouldn't this be a point of agreement for everyone who wants to protect women's health?

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