I find it appalling that clinics are not required to come under the supervision and regulations as do hospitals.  We would be amiss for not setting standards and then enforcing regulations which would improve the health standards for these clinics.

While focusing on the construction standards included in the health and safety standards, the media has almost completely ignored the blood stained and unsterilized equipment, along with all the other health and safety violations. The construction standards are necessary to improve access for emergency personnel and equipment when medical emergencies take place, but the rest of the standards are basic to any medical facility that puts its patients ahead of its profits.

With the discovery of dozens of health and safety violations through the initial announced inspections of abortion centers, the need for these standards became even clearer. The billion dollar abortion industry simply cannot be trusted to put patient safety ahead of profit. While the regulatory process isn't complete, the steps taken to this point have made Virginia's abortion centers a little safer for the women facing unplanned pregnancies who make the unfortunate decision to end the life of their unborn child

I believe that we as concerned citizens should make every effort to encourage our representatives to make every effort possible to set standards and supervision to enforce those standards for the health and welfare of all concerned!