Patients have as much right to expect emergency equipment, basic sanitary procedures, and properly trained medical personnel when they go to an abortion clinic as they do when they go to any other health care facility.
Health and safety requirements exist to protect patients. Health departments exist to enforce these regulations.
For too many years, the hyper-politicization of abortion has led to health departments allowing abortionists to regulate themselves in a way that is not allowed for any other medical center.
Initial inspections of Virginia’s 20 abortion centers found more than 100 health violations that jeopardized the health and safety of women seeking abortions.
On April 19, 2013, the Hillcrest abortion business announced it would close its doors rather than correct the violations the Department of Health inspection documented. The other three abortion clinics in the same area have all said they anticipate meeting the new requirements.
The Hillcrest director’s statement said,
“For 40 years we’ve had the honor of providing compassionate care to the women in Tidewater who are faced with an unplanned pregnancy. The staff upheld what the philosophy of the clinic was, and that was to ensure that women had access to a safe, legal abortion.”
Yeah, right.
Sources:
polination.blog 
Thank you SO much for your post about the regulations. It’s been a hard fought battle against the “war on women” lies. Unfortunately there are still many deceived and manipulated “my body/my choice” women in Virginia. They are going to try their hardest to destroy Ken Cuccinelli’s campaign for governor. The scary thing is that if a pro-abortion governor is elected, all the legislative progress that’s been made could be repealed.
Photos from Hillcrest today:
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