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  4:17 pm
Commenter: Marian Starr

Keep Abortion Center Regulations in Place
 

I urge you to please keep in place the existing regulations for abortion clinics.  These regulations compel abortion centers to adhere to basic standards in place for other outpatient surgical facilities.  Requiring emergency life-saving equipment, sterilization of medical equipment, background checks for doctors, minimal door widths to accommodate stretchers, assuring parking lot size will accommodate emergency vehicles, etc. is the MINIMUM we should be requiring of these facilities!  If you care about women, you CANNOT backtrack on these regulations!  If you do anything, strengthen the regulations!

 

 

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