To the Members of the Virginia Board of Health,

As someone who believes in the values fiscal conservatism and personal responsibility, I encourage the board members to heed the advice of unbiased medical experts instead of nonmedical political extremists. Therefore, I am writing to request that you repeal the recent medically unnecessary regulations of women’s reproductive health centers.

Virginia is a state known for and extremely proud of its pro-business environment, and these purely politically driven regulations overburden small, safe local businesses. No other legal out-patient facilities face these burdensome medically bogus regulations that in no way increase patient safety. This is an example of big government picking and choosing which safe, legal out-patient facilities should exist in the free market. Closing family planning clinics for entirely ideological reasons causes economic problems and creates health risks for the whole state of Virginia.

The reality is that less than 1% of women experience a major complication during or after an abortion. Thus extremists claiming to be protecting women with these medically unnecessary and onerous regulations are simply using big government to further their agenda. 

Instead of minimizing the economic impact of legislation on small business, these regulations purposely maximize costs and health risks. Average Americans do not want government to usehealthcare to make a purely political statement with medically unnecessary and burdensome regulations. As an American and Virginian who believes in fiscal and personal responsibilty, I encourage the health board members to repeal the current legislation.

Sincerely,

Dr. Julia Varbalow