Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities [12 VAC 5 ‑ 412]
Action Amend the Regulation after Assessment and Receipt of Public Comment
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 7/10/2019
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7/8/19  9:38 pm
Commenter: Pia DeSantis Pell

Please preserve vital health and safety regs for VA women
 

Abortion center regulations are essential for the health and safety of Virginia women and must be maintained and enforced, not weakened.  The abortion industry has fought regulation for years, yet repeatedly independent inspectors find serious deficiencies, even during announced inspections. Abortion centers will not self-regulate. Furthermore, since abortion operates under the guise of healthcare, abortion centers must adhere to the regulatory standards of other healthcare facilities. Simply, Virginia women deserve nothing less.
Please ensure the health and safety of all women by maintaining and enforcing the abortion center regulations. Thank you for your consideration. 
Please.  I have seen the women exiting these facilities, their faces ashen, clutching their lower abdomen, obviously in pain.  Once, a young couple with GMU stickers on the car came out of the center building. The young woman was obviously in physical distress. They drove away, returned minutes later, her pale face now gray, her body bent over.  They went up again (the center is on the fourth floor).  They couldn't have been gone 5 minutes when they returned (remember the center was on the fourth floor, it must have at least taken them at least 2 minutes to go up and down).  The center had obviously told her nothing to worry about!  This is not health care.

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