In April, the Board of Health approved Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers (TRAP) despite overwhelming opposition from Virginia’s medical community, legal experts, women’s health advocates, and the people of Virginia. Since then, Governor McDonnell and Attorney General Cuccinelli officially signed off on the regulations, and one of our longest-serving women’s health centers has already been forced to close.

When these burdensome and unnecessary regulations go into effect, TRAP could force many of Virginia’s remaining women’s health centers to shut their doors, leaving thousands of women without access to essential reproductive care.

TRAP has absolutely nothing to do with protecting women’s health. Instead, these onerous regulations are designed to force the majority of women’s health centers in Virginia to close, and prevent Virginia women from exercising their constitutional right to safe, legal abortion.

I urge you not to let TRAP take effect. Thank you.