Virginia Board of Health postpones vote on controversial abortion facility regulations
After some administrative mistakes by Virginia’s Department of Health, the State Board of Health postponed an expected vote on proposed amendments to regulations for the licensure of abortion facilities.
The vote originally was slated for Thursday, but the board decided instead to hold a specially scheduled meeting before Dec. 1 to vote on the regulations.
The vote is meant to decide whether Virginia will amend its current regulations, which were put in place after a 2011 law passed by the General Assembly that required the Board of Health to reclassify facilities that perform abortions as hospitals.
Opponents argue the classification is unfair to the clinics that perform abortions, while proponents claim it keeps women safe. The amendments could strike that classification.
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