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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6/26/14  7:08 pm
Commenter: Caitlin Bassett

Keep Women Safe & Uphold Clinic Safety Regulations
 

Abortion is a dangerous procedure when ignored (take the recent example of Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist who ran a clinic that wasn't inspected and incredibly filfthy, where women died at his hands). While I disagree with abortion entirely, it is still legal in these states, and as such, women should be given the best of care when making this decision. If hospitals and other clinics are strictly held to common sense health standards, so should abortion clinics. Don't we want women to be safe, to be taken care of, and assured that their health is important? Abortion clinics - if they truly profess to care about women - must meet health regulations just like any other medical facility, not because it's a regulation, but because it takes into account the well-being of their patients. This is a logical and very caring law that should be upheld. 

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