The argument that women will not have access to health care if clinics can’t afford to meet safety standards is exaggerated.  In 2011, 92% of Virginia counties had no abortion clinic. 78% of Virginia women lived in these counties.  Nationwide, one-third of women traveled more than 25 miles in order to get an abortion.  A woman can and will travel to get an abortion and is better off to travel farther to avoid clinics where safety standards can’t be met. For example, there is a clinic in Va Beach that has a return rate of 37 % for women receiving RU 486 whereas the typical return rate is 5 %.  Women deserve to know that they are at higher risk going to the VA Beach clinic.  Without the recent requirements for inspections, this information would not be available.  Unfortunately, it is not even available enough to protect women.    But to reverse these regulations would introduce more harm for women than good.