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Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
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NOVA Women’s Healthcare Eaton
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Date: July 16, 2013 08:16AM
Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Clinic was most active in Virginia, according to health officials
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20130715/NEWS/130719444/1117/fairfax-abortion-clinic-shuts-its-doors&template=fairfaxTimes
A Fairfax City abortion clinic — the busiest in Virginia — has shut its doors six days after a controversial vote by the Fairfax City Council.
NOVA Women’s Healthcare, in operation on Eaton Place in Fairfax since 2006, is no more. An unidentified woman answering the phone on Monday said the facility was closed, and would not asay whether it would be relocating.
Last year the clinic performed more than 3,000 abortions, the most of any single clinic in the state, according to the Virginia Department of Health. There are 18 abortion clinics in Virginia, according to NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia.
In 2011, the Virginia General Assembly voted to regulate abortion clinics in such a way as to treat them as surgical centers, requiring strict requirements and rigid building codes similar to those required of hospitals. Before this measure, clinics were not held to this standard and instead were regulated as physician’s offices instead of hospitals.
The Virginia Board of Health voted to uphold the measure in April. The board’s vote was then certified by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, and given final approval three weeks ago by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R).
In addition to the new state requirements, the Fairfax City Council on July 9 voted to amend its zoning law to require all “medical care facilities” — excluding physician and dental offices — within city limits, to obtain a special use permit at a cost of $4,800, along with an approval process requiring a final vote by the council on a case-by-case basis for each applicant.
“The overall goal of the amendment was to create clarity and predictability when categorizing the various medical uses and ensuring that the appropriate level of city review was provided to mitigate impacts on health, welfare and safety,” wrote Fairfax City Zoning Administrator Michelle Coleman in the amendment.
The Fairfax City amendment also creates parking requirements specific to medical care facilities.
In May, the clinic had approached the council aboout moving to a new location on Main Street where it could meet the new state requirements and potentially keep providing its services, according to City of Fairfax records.
“The Fairfax City Council took up this measure after NOVA Women’s Healthcare submitted an application to move to Main Street in May. The clinic’s request was eventually denied on the grounds that its prospective building had one parking space below the minimum required,” said Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, in a statement. “The fact that a single parking space helped dictate the ability of this clinic to continue providing safe and legal care is a testament to the many intricate and intersecting barriers that Virginia’s women’s health centers face every single day.”
In the amendment, Coleman states that the new Fairfax City zoning amendment requirement is not unusual, and is based on a number of objective factors, such as the number of beds and employees at each facility.
“Staff has researched the topic and inquired with other jurisdictions regarding zoning policies on medical uses,” she wrote. “These proposed amendments reflect treatment by other jurisdictions and also staff’s experience with these uses in the city.” The Fairfax City Council voted 4-2 to pass the amendment. Council members Eleanor D. Schmidt and David L. Meyer voted against it.
On Monday, Director Troy Newman of the antiabortion group Operation Rescue, called the Virginia measure of requiring clinics to adhere to stricter medical measures “cutting edge” and said it will inspire other jurisdictions to do the same.
“I have personally led protests at the NOVA facility in Fairfax and I am elated that it has closed,” he said. “I applaud Virginia for requiring abortion clinics to operate like normal surgical centers. It is cutting edge, and any measures that work, like this one, will be duplicated in other areas.”
Clinic was most active in Virginia, according to health officials
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20130715/NEWS/130719444/1117/fairfax-abortion-clinic-shuts-its-doors&template=fairfaxTimes
A Fairfax City abortion clinic — the busiest in Virginia — has shut its doors six days after a controversial vote by the Fairfax City Council.
NOVA Women’s Healthcare, in operation on Eaton Place in Fairfax since 2006, is no more. An unidentified woman answering the phone on Monday said the facility was closed, and would not asay whether it would be relocating.
Last year the clinic performed more than 3,000 abortions, the most of any single clinic in the state, according to the Virginia Department of Health. There are 18 abortion clinics in Virginia, according to NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia.
In 2011, the Virginia General Assembly voted to regulate abortion clinics in such a way as to treat them as surgical centers, requiring strict requirements and rigid building codes similar to those required of hospitals. Before this measure, clinics were not held to this standard and instead were regulated as physician’s offices instead of hospitals.
The Virginia Board of Health voted to uphold the measure in April. The board’s vote was then certified by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, and given final approval three weeks ago by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R).
In addition to the new state requirements, the Fairfax City Council on July 9 voted to amend its zoning law to require all “medical care facilities” — excluding physician and dental offices — within city limits, to obtain a special use permit at a cost of $4,800, along with an approval process requiring a final vote by the council on a case-by-case basis for each applicant.
“The overall goal of the amendment was to create clarity and predictability when categorizing the various medical uses and ensuring that the appropriate level of city review was provided to mitigate impacts on health, welfare and safety,” wrote Fairfax City Zoning Administrator Michelle Coleman in the amendment.
The Fairfax City amendment also creates parking requirements specific to medical care facilities.
In May, the clinic had approached the council aboout moving to a new location on Main Street where it could meet the new state requirements and potentially keep providing its services, according to City of Fairfax records.
“The Fairfax City Council took up this measure after NOVA Women’s Healthcare submitted an application to move to Main Street in May. The clinic’s request was eventually denied on the grounds that its prospective building had one parking space below the minimum required,” said Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, in a statement. “The fact that a single parking space helped dictate the ability of this clinic to continue providing safe and legal care is a testament to the many intricate and intersecting barriers that Virginia’s women’s health centers face every single day.”
In the amendment, Coleman states that the new Fairfax City zoning amendment requirement is not unusual, and is based on a number of objective factors, such as the number of beds and employees at each facility.
“Staff has researched the topic and inquired with other jurisdictions regarding zoning policies on medical uses,” she wrote. “These proposed amendments reflect treatment by other jurisdictions and also staff’s experience with these uses in the city.” The Fairfax City Council voted 4-2 to pass the amendment. Council members Eleanor D. Schmidt and David L. Meyer voted against it.
On Monday, Director Troy Newman of the antiabortion group Operation Rescue, called the Virginia measure of requiring clinics to adhere to stricter medical measures “cutting edge” and said it will inspire other jurisdictions to do the same.
“I have personally led protests at the NOVA facility in Fairfax and I am elated that it has closed,” he said. “I applaud Virginia for requiring abortion clinics to operate like normal surgical centers. It is cutting edge, and any measures that work, like this one, will be duplicated in other areas.”
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
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answers to the questions
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Date: July 16, 2013 09:09AM
NOVA Women’s Healthcare Eaton Wrote:
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> and would not asay whether it would be relocating.
athank you afor another athread on athis.
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> and would not asay whether it would be relocating.
athank you afor another athread on athis.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
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Dems - Making sh$$t up again
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Date: July 16, 2013 09:59AM
Yes! Thread #3,452 on this! Whoo Hoo!!!
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
TubFj
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Date: July 16, 2013 10:06AM
Now maybe their prior protesters can find something else to do...
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
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One down...
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Date: July 16, 2013 10:47AM
TubFj Wrote:
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> Now maybe their prior protesters can find
> something else to do...
They should move on to the next one.
Job well done!
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> Now maybe their prior protesters can find
> something else to do...
They should move on to the next one.
Job well done!
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
Tray von Martin
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Date: July 16, 2013 02:24PM
3,000 babies will live this year.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
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Fuck Off, Ahole
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Date: July 16, 2013 03:17PM
Tray von Martin Wrote:
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> 3,000 babies will live this year.
No they won't. They will get the abortion elsewhere, as they should. You can't close them all, despite your best efforts.
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> 3,000 babies will live this year.
No they won't. They will get the abortion elsewhere, as they should. You can't close them all, despite your best efforts.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
Liberal Logic 76
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Date: July 16, 2013 04:19PM
Fuck Off, Ahole Wrote:
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> Tray von Martin Wrote:
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> > 3,000 babies will live this year.
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> No they won't. They will get the abortion
> elsewhere, as they should.
So youre saying those babies should die then? At least your honest about your desire to kill innocent lives
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> Tray von Martin Wrote:
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> > 3,000 babies will live this year.
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> No they won't. They will get the abortion
> elsewhere, as they should.
So youre saying those babies should die then? At least your honest about your desire to kill innocent lives
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
FUNdamental
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Date: July 16, 2013 04:38PM
Scientificly, if you can't put them in a crib, and they are not pooping, they are not "babies." We have had this conversation before.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
Spiderman
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Date: July 16, 2013 04:50PM
Spidey says...buy stock in wire coat hangers & painkiller manufactuers.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
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Liberal Logic 76
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Date: July 16, 2013 04:52PM
FUNdamental Wrote:
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> Scientificly, if you can't put them in a crib, and
> they are not pooping, they are not "babies." We
> have had this conversation before.
So its not a baby until its been put in a crib and taken its first crap?
Your post adiophilie just screams scientific fact.
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> Scientificly, if you can't put them in a crib, and
> they are not pooping, they are not "babies." We
> have had this conversation before.
So its not a baby until its been put in a crib and taken its first crap?
Your post adiophilie just screams scientific fact.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
FUNdamental
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Date: July 16, 2013 05:11PM
They poop in uterus, idiot. Are you even a parent?
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
Liberal Logic 76
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Date: July 16, 2013 05:13PM
FUNdamental Wrote:
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> They poop in uterus, idiot. Are you even a parent?
Do they get put into cribs too in the uterus you moron? That was clearly one of youre defining facts of being a baby radiophile.
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> They poop in uterus, idiot. Are you even a parent?
Do they get put into cribs too in the uterus you moron? That was clearly one of youre defining facts of being a baby radiophile.
Re: Fairfax abortion clinic shuts its doors
Posted by:
MwmCc
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Date: July 17, 2013 12:06AM
Close a clinic, save a baby (boy, girl, black, white, yellow, brown, red).
Any saved life will make a difference.
Any saved life will make a difference.