By Prue Salasky
12:00 p.m. EDT, September 7, 2011
"12:16 Erin Zabel: These centers also provide a wide range of preventative reproductive health care too--often low-cost, so if they close these services will not be available either.
12:16 Comment From GuestGuest: ] if a woman is given an abortion pill/pill combination to take at home verses a "surgical" abortion will the regulations apply to the entitity dispensing the medication? or just to regulations for an ambulatory "surgery" center?
12:17 Erin Zabel: GREAT question, and yes this applies to medication abortion as well.
12:17 Erin Zabel: A health center must adhere to 2010 building standards to even dispense the medication abortion pill.
12:18 [Comment From SueSue: ] What are some of the more striking building or construction requirements covered by the new regs? I've heard it covers even types of sinks ...?
12:19 Erin Zabel: There are requirements for placement of closets, square footage requirements, width of hallways, fire safety ratings of walls and ceilings... "
http://www.dailypress.com/health/dp-live-health-chat-abortion-clinics-20110901,0,7099842.htmlstory
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