Laura Bucklin, Stafford
Date published: 9/5/2011
" These unjustified regulations impose burdensome and costly requirements that are not medically necessary or appropriate, and that are not imposed on Virginia medical providers performing other in-office procedures. If a woman's health is at risk, as some claim, then would it not also be just to make sure other outpatient office-based surgical services be mandated to do the same?
Dental extractions, vasectomies, and dermatological lesion removals are just some examples of procedures that require anesthesia and local surgery. However, no one is calling for new extensive reconstruction and regulation of these offices for the services they provide, despite the health risks those patients take.
First-trimester abortions remain one of the safest of all in-office surgical procedures. Abortion should not be regulated differently from other outpatient procedures that are safely provided in non-hospital medical facilities. "
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/092011/09052011/647962
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