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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7/2/14  8:25 am
Commenter: Brenna Perez, LWV

Don't Politicize the Rights of Women: Repeal and Rewrite TRAP Laws
 

All health professions should be regulated, but these politically motivated restrictions aren’t necessary for patients’ safety. These burdensome and medically-unnecessary regulations threaten to close clinics, which in turn limit and restrict a woman’s right to access abortions. A woman’s right to access all forms of family planning services has been a cornerstone for the emancipation of women. A woman’s right to choose and decide her future has opened up the doors of opportunity and equality for women. This is an inalienable right and the politicization of it is unacceptable. The Board of Health must completely repeal and rewrite the current regulations of women’s health centers. Any law that does not allow a women to fully exercise her right to choose is an attack on women’s equality. 

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