Action Alert! Public comment period on McAuliffe’s call for abortion clinic review ends this week
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/public-comment-period-on-mcauliffes-call-for-abortion-clinic-review-ends-this-week/2014/07/29/102b98a8-1745-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html
The Washington Post
Jenna Portnoy
July 29, 2104
Public comment period on McAuliffe’s call for abortion clinic review ends this week
RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Health has received about 7,000 comments on whether strict hospital-style regulations on abortion clinics should be retained, amended, or repealed and rewritten since Gov. Terry McAuliffe called for expediting a review of the rules.
In the first executive directive of his term, McAuliffe (D) in May called for the usual review process, which wouldn’t have begun until as late as 2017, to be accelerated. The regulatory process still could take years to complete.
The move puts the polarizing issue of abortion back on the front burner in the state. McAuliffe had promised during his race for governor that he would undo the clinic regulations that were passed under his predecessor, Robert F. McDonnell (R).
The public has until Thursday to submit comments. Health Commissioner Marissa Levine, whom McAuliffe appointed in February, has until Oct. 1 to complete her review .... Please read the rest of the srticle at RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Health has received about 7,000 comments on whether strict hospital-style regulations on abortion clinics should be retained, amended, or repealed and rewritten since Gov. Terry McAuliffe called for expediting a review of the rules....
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