FRC Praises Virginia State Senate for Adopting Safer Abortion Clinic Standards

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Feb 24, 2011, 04:22 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council President Tony Perkins today praised the Virginia State Senate for adopting safer health standards for abortion clinics.

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As a Louisiana state representative, Perkins authored a law in 1999 that held abortion clinics to the same standards as other medical facilities. The legislature overwhelmingly passed the law after a woman nearly died from an abortion performed in Baton Rouge.

Family Research Council Tony Perkins made the following comments:

"The Virginia State Senate took a significant step today toward protecting women's health at abortion clinics. If we cannot accept sub-standard care that would jeopardize women's health in other areas, such as post-natal care, we cannot accept it from abortion clinics.

"We urge the governor to quickly sign this legislation which places women's health above politics. Dr. Kermit Gosnell's practice is an example of what can happen in states where basic standards are not enforced by health authorities. Gosnell's grisly practice of killing infants and tormenting women will stand as one of the most horrific discoveries in Pennsylvania state history. This millionaire doctor raked in $15,000 a day – more than enough money to afford clean equipment and a trained staff. But, like so much of the abortion industry, his business wasn't about caring for women or vaccinating children. It was about profit.

"Everyone, including abortion facility operators, should be able to agree that abortion clinics should not operate with less oversight than veterinary clinics, as they do in many states. Women deserve much better," concluded Perkins.

SOURCE Family Research Council