Action | Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities |
Stage | Emergency/NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/15/2012 |
These regulations should be grounded in science and medicine. Please consider my opinion as you review the temporary regulations. I strongly disagree with the temporary regulations for licensing abortion facilities.
Women in Virginia need more, not less, access to affordable, high quality health care. The regulations will increase the financial burden on patients and decrease patients' health care options thereby marginalizing young, low-income, and uninsured women.
Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures. Instead of improving safety, these regulations will limit access to a wide range of preventive reproductive health care services provided by women's health clinics, including life-saving cancer screenings, family planning, and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment.
The regulations should be based solely on medicine and science and should not impede women's access to essential health care.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sharon Peck