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HB894: Abortion; licensure of clinics.

Chief Patron

Del. Matt Lohr (R-26)

Matt Lohr (R-26)
Harrisonburg, VA
Served: 2006–

Progress

Yes Introduced
Yes Passed Committee
Yes Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Status

01/23/2008: In Committee

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Summary

Licensure of abortion clinics. Requires all abortion clinics, defined as any facility other than a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center in which 25 or more first trimester abortions are performed in any 12-month period, to be licensed and to comply with the requirements currently in place for ambulatory surgery centers except the requirement for a certificate of public need. The Board of Health may also waive certain structural requirements.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/17/2008, 01/21/2008, 01/21/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008, 01/23/2008 and 01/23/2008.

Identical Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB437

Patron: Jill Holtzman Vogel
Introduced: 2008-01-08
Status: In Committee
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Comments

Angela H., tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Lohr passed

Kenton Ngo writes:

No, not yet. It was engrossed, vote is tomorrow.

Rachel M. writes:

This bill would obviously close clinics that provide women's health care and pre-natal care at low or no cost to women in need. Why is this a priority for law-makers?

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that first-trimester abortions be performed in the more private and intimate setting of a doctor's office or abortion clinic, rather than in a hospital.

It seems that the desire to force personal moral beliefs on others outweighs the desire to help those in need.

Beth L. writes:

Hopefully this will not pass. This is the only medical procedure they are going to require this increase in "safety". You can have extensive plastic surgery or a colonoscopy with resection of polyps in a procedure room at a medical facility but not a D&C. You can have a hysteroscopy and essure blockage of your tubes in the office but not a D&C. And there is no data to suggest there is a health problem that need solving. A D&C is one of the safest and easy procedures to do.

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