Virginia governor orders review of abortion clinic rules

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Virginia governor orders review of abortion clinic rules

By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, on Monday ordered a review of \"extreme and punitive\" state health rules that make it harder to operate abortion clinics, saying he would protect women's rights to make health decisions. The review by the state Board of Health could overturn 2013 regulations set down by the previous Republican administration that forced abortion clinics to meet stricter hospital-style standards. Under the tighter regulations, five of Virginia's 23 clinics that offer abortions have closed. \"I am concerned that the extreme and punitive regulations adopted last year jeopardize the ability of most women's health centers to keep their doors open and place in jeopardy the health and reproductive rights of Virginia women,\" McAuliffe said in a statement that coincided with National Women's Health Week.

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