Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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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  8:55 pm
Commenter: Barbara fMartinet

Women deserve clean, sterilized facilities, with ambulance access, and qualified staff.
 

I had a colonoscopy six months ago.  It was at a private outpatient facility.  The doctors were licensed in the each specialty.  The facility was spotlessly clean.  The instruments were sterilized.  The staff were licensed and experienced.

The halls of the outpatient facility were wide and uncluttered.  A rescue team could have reached me if I had hemorrhaged.

This is what any person, man or woman, ought to expect in Virginia. 

Who would wish a woman not to have a clean facility, licensed instruments, accepted non-threatening practices, with licensed staff, and a hallway wide enough for an ambulance guerney?  How do you feel about this?  If you don't wish Virginia women to have these protections, you will be noted.  Health is important.  If you allow careless "doctors"  to damage Virginia women, it is your choice, but how can be sure your choice won't blow up on you?

If you allow Virginia abortionists to provide "back alley" conditions to Virginia's patients, someone will die, many will get sick.  When the publicity hits the paper, the Richmond Times reporters will be coming to your door.  YOUR picture will be on the front page.  The caption will read:  You were a friend of the governor and you allowed filthy conditions or unqualified people to medically contaminate and (possibly kill) women in vulnerable situations.  Think about your duty to Virginia's women.  Abortionists usually make big cash contributions to Democrats.  If one of these people kills a woman, plus donated to the governor or other official,  you will look like a poor sort of "bought" person.

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