Coalition in the News
February 2013
Both Sides Air Arguments Over Proposed Abortion Clinic Rules, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Remley Warns of Issues with New Abortion Clinic Rules, Roanoke Times
Va. Board of Health Conducts Public Hearing on New Abortion Clinic Regulations, Washington Post
Virginia Board Conducts Hearing on Abortion Clinic Regulations, Associated Press
Familiar Voices Testify About Abortion Clinic Rules, Virginian Pilot
Final Hearing on Virginia Abortion Clinic Regulations Draws Strong Opinions, WUSA Channel 9
January 2013
New Year, New Abortion Restrictions, The American Prospect
Anti-Abortion Agenda Resumes Absent National Attention, Rachel Maddow Show (video)
McDonnell Quietly Certifies Revised Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Joins Pro-Life Wave with Abortion Clinic Rules, The Washington Times
McDonnell Signs TRAP Bill, Unnecessarily Restricting Women's Access to Reproductive Health Centers, RH Reality Check
McDonnell Certifies Stricter Abortion Clinic Regs, The Associated Press
December 2012
New Virginia Abortion Clinic Rules Approved by McDonnell, The Washington Post
October 2012
Virginia Health Commissioner Resigns Over Abortion Regulations, The Roanoke Times
VA Health Commissioner Resigns Over Abortion Clinic Regulations, WWBT Channel 12
Va. Health Chief Resigns Over Abortion Regulations, The Associated Press
Va. Health Commissioner Resigns, Citing Abortion Clinic Rules, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Health Commissioner Resigns, The Washington Post
Karen Remley, Virginia Health Commissioner, Resigns Over Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Huffington Post
Virginia Health Commissioner Resigns in Protest of Restrictive Abortion Clinic Regulations, ThinkProgress
September 2012
Cuccinelli Certifies Strict Regulations on Abortion Clinics, The Roanoke Times
Cuccinelli Certifies Tougher Abortion Clinic Building Standards, The Washington Post
Cuccinelli OKs New Abortion Rules in Virginia, The Washington Examiner
Cuccinelli Approves Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Cuccinelli Certifies Abortion Clinic Regulations for Va, The Virginian Pilot
Virginia AG Cuccinelli Certifies Board's Vote on Stricter Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Associated Press
Five Board Members Switch Vote on Abortion Clinic Regs, CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Va. Board OKs Tougher Abortion Clinic Rules, Stuanton News Leader
Virginia Board of Health Approves Stricter Abortion Clinic Rules, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Existing Va. Abortion Clinics Lose Exemption from Strict Building Rules, The Washington Post
Virginia Tightens Building Codes for Existing Abortion Clinics, The Chicago Tribune
Virginia Board of Health Approves Tougher Abortion Clinic Rules, The Associated Press
Virginia Board Approves Regulations on Abortion Clinics, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Board of Health Succumbs to Threats From Cuccinelli, Passes Medically-Unnecessary Restrictions, RH Reality Check
"You Don't Give a Shit About Women Living in Virginia!", Mother Jones
State Board of Health Reverses Vote on Abortion Clinics, The Examiner
Va. Board of Health Passes Abortion Clinic Regulations Under Pressure, The Huffington Post
Cuccinelli Threatens Lawsuit Over Abortion Vote, CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Attorney General Urges Board to take his Advice on Abortion Regulations, The Associated Press
Cuccinelli Issues Warning Over Abortion Rules, The Virginian-Pilot
Board of Health Takes Up Abortion Clinic Regulations Friday, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Anti-Abortion Group Releases Va. Inspection Reports, The Associated Press
Virginia Abortion Clinic Regulations Up For New Vote After Steps by Attorney General, Governor, The Huffington Post
July 2012
Virginia Abortion Clinics Left Wondering if They Must Pay for New State Requirements, The Washington Post
The Rachel Maddow Show (video)
Next Step on Abortion Clinic Rules Up to Board of Health, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Another Abortion Showdown in Virginia, Slate Magazine
ACLU: Virginia Abortion Clinic Regulations Rejected In Misuse of Power By 'Activist Attorney General' Ken Cuccinelli, The Huffington Post
Cuccinelli Blocks Virginia Regulation Protecting Existing Abortion Clinics, MotherJones
Cuccinelli's Finding on Abortion Clinics Interrupts Review, The Virginian-Pilot
Cuccinelli Won't Certify Abortion Clinic Rules, The Richmond Times Dispatch
Cuccinelli Refuses to Certify New Abortion Regulations, The Washington Examiner
Va. Attorney General Won't Certify Abortion Clinic Regs, The Associated Press
McDonnell Appoints Anti-Abortion Doctor to Board of Health, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Doctor Who Advised on Clinic Regs Named to Board, The Associated Press
Legal Experts Dispute Cuccinelli's "Tortured" Reading of Abortion Law, The American Independent
June 2012
The Rachel Maddow Show (Video, skip to 4:07)
The Ed Show (Video, skip to 3:18)
Abortion Rights Advocates Cheer State Decision, But Both Sides Express Concerns, WFIR News Talk Radio
VA Board of Health Votes on Clinic Regulations, Ms. Magazine Blog
VA Board Of Health Passes Modified Abortion Regulations, Democratic Underground Blog
State Health Board Eases Abortion Clinic Rules, The Virginian-Pilot
VA Board Of Health Passes Modified Abortion Regulations, Care 2 Blog
Abortion Rights Advocates Score a Victory Before the State Board of Health, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
VA Board of Health Rules Against Contested Clinic Requirements, NBC 29 (video)
Vote Expected on Abortion Clinic Regulations, ABC 8 (video)
Virginia Voting on Abortion Clinic Requirements, NBC 4 (video)
Virginia Health Board Rejects Some Abortion Clinic Rules, Fox 5 (video)
Virginia Abortion Clinic Regulations Debated, CBS 9 (video)
Board Exempts Existing Abortion Clinic from New Regulations, NBC 12 (video)
Board Votes Twice, Nixes Abortion Clinic Regulation, CBS 6 (video)
Protest Held Over Abortion Clinic Regulations, CBS 6 (video)
Virginia Board Splits the Difference on Abortion Regulations, Blue Virginia Blog
UPDATE: Board Axes Most-Contested Abortion Regulation, Associated Press (as picked up in The Washington Post)
UPDATE: Board Axes Most-Contested Abortion Regulation, Associated Press (as picked up in The Richmond Times-Disptach)
Virginia Board of Health Votes Down Controversial Abortion Clinic Requirement, Alternet
In Unexpected Move, Virginia Medical Board Shoots Down Unnecessary Abortion Provisions, Think Progress
Va. Health Board Softens on Abortion Rules, The Washington Examiner
Va. Board of Health Votes That Existing Abortion Clinics Do Not Have to Renovate to Stay Licensed, The Washington Times
Va. Board of Health Pushes to Give Abortion Clinics Surprise Reprieve, The Washington Post
Virginia Board of Health Votes Down Controversial Abortion Clinic Requirement, The Huffington Post
Virginia Board of Health Considers Abortion Clinic Regulations, Associated Press (as picked up by CBS D.C.)
Virginia Poised to Impose Country's ‘Most Restrictive’ Abortion Rules, Mother Jones
Author of Virginia Abortion Regs Takes Name Off Final Draft, Care 2 Blog
Most of Virginia’s Abortion Clinics Could Close Today, The Frisky Blog
Virginia Health Board Considers Permanent Women's Clinic Regulations, Yahoo News
A Chainsaw to Virginia Abortion Rights, The Daily Press and The Chicago Tribune
State Board of Health to Vote on Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Lawmakers Want Regulations for Abortion Clinics, ABC 16, Fox 27, and CBS 19
UVa Gynecologist Speaks Out Ahead of Abortion Regulation Approval, NBC 29 (video)
Virginia Abortion-Rights Rally Attempts To Sway Health Board From Adopting ‘TRAP’ Clinic Regulations, The Washington Independent
Virginia Board Set to Vote on Abortion Rules, The Washington Times
Virginia Abortion Clinic Rules Draw Accusations of Government Overreach, The Huffington Post
Protest Planned Against State Abortion Regulations Vote, CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Proposed Abortion Regulations Come With a Cost to State and Providers, The Daily Press
Women's Health Advocates Fight Against Virginia's Proposed Regulations Targeting Abortion Clinics, Think Progress
Va. Health Dept. Releases Proposal of Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post
Virginia Health Dept. Releases Abortion Clinic Regulations, ABC Channel 8 WRIC
May 2012
Activists Seek to Undo VA Abortion-Clinic Regulations, The Washington Times
January 2012
Virginia Begins Writing Permanent Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post Blog
December
AG's Office Politicizing the Abortion Regulation Process, Progress VA Blog
Abortion-rights Supporters Meet with Va. Gov's Aides, the Virginian-Pilot
October
McDonnell Pressed for Meeting on Abortion Rules, The Virginian-Pilot
Hundreds Rally for Women's Health Rights (with video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Moran, Connolly to Ask Gov. McDonnell to Scrap Virginia Abortion Rules, The Washington Post Blog
Women's Health Coalition Fights Virginia's New Abortion Rules, WUSA 9
Coalition Urges McDonnell to Reject Abortion Regs, The Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia Politics Blog
September
Inside Virginia's Abortion Crackdown, Mother Jones
New Virginia Regs Put All 22 State Abortion Clinics in Peril, Ms. Magazine Blog
Republicans Take New Tact to Curtail Legal Abortion in Virginia, Black Voices News
Chipping Away At Abortion Rights: Medically Unnecessary VA Clinic Rules Take Away Choice, Political Correction Blog
Virginia Panel Tightens Abortion Clinic Rules, The New York Times
Anti-Choice Extremists Gain Upper Hand in Virginia, Slate
Va. Board Approves Abortion Regulations, WAMU 88.5 American University Radio
Patient Privacy Issues Center of Abortion Regs Debate in VA, State House News Online
Virginia Board of Health Approves Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Roanoke Times
Reaction Mixed to New Abortion Rules, The Daily Press
State Board of Health Approves Strict Abortion Clinic Regulations Mandated by General Assembly, The Washington Post
Virginia Vote Threatens Abortion Clinics, The Guardian
New Virginia Abortion Regulations Could Shut Down All State Clinics, Slate
Virginia Board of Health Approves Stricter Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post
Virginia Board OKs Stiff Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Times
Virginia Health Board Approves Abortion Clinic Rules, Associated Press
Tighter Rules for Virginia Abortion Clinics Clear State Panel, The Virginian-Pilot
Virginia Board of Health Passes Stepped-Up Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Daily Press
Health Panel Approves New Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Board of Health Passes Strictest Abortion Clinic Regulations in the Nation, The Huffington Post
Board of Health Meeting on TRAP Laws: An Education on "Democracy," Feminist Campus Blog
Virginia Board Approves New Regulations for Abortion Clinics (with video), WUSA 9
Board OKs New Abortion Clinic Regulations (video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
New Va. Abortion Clinic Regulations Passed by Health Regulators (with video), ABC Channel 8 WRIC
Virginia Board of Health Passes Nation's Most Restrictive and Medically-Unnecessary Regulations for Abortion Care, RH Reality Check
Va. Board of Health Votes to Adopt New Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog
Health Board Adopts Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Approves Strict New Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Examiner
Feminist Activists Protest Clinic Regulations in Richmond, Feminist Wire Daily Newsbriefs
Abortion Regulations Take Center Stage at Health Board Meeting (video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Abortion Regulations Meeting Draws a Crowd (with video), The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Vote Today on Bill to Regulate Virginia Abortion Clinics Out of Existence, Jezebel
Public Comment Period on Abortion Regulations Extended at Va. Board of Health Hearing, The Daily Press
Debate: New Abortion Regulations in Virginia (video), WUSA 9
Poll: Virginians Support McDonnell, Strict Abortion Clinic Control (with video of Speak Out), ABC Channel 8 WRIC
Hundreds Protest New Abortion Regulations, CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Abortion Protests Over Possible New Regulations (video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Virginia Board Approves New Regulations for Abortion Clinics (with video), WUSA 9
Board OKs New Abortion Clinic Regulations (video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
New Va. Abortion Clinic Regulations Passed by Health Regulators (with video), ABC Channel 8 WRIC
Virginia Board of Health Passes Nation's Most Restrictive and Medically-Unnecessary Regulations for Abortion Care, RH Reality Check
Va. Board of Health Votes to Adopt New Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog
Health Board Adopts Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Approves Strict New Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Examiner
Feminist Activists Protest Clinic Regulations in Richmond, Feminist Wire Daily Newsbriefs
Abortion Regulations Take Center Stage at Health Board Meeting (video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Abortion Regulations Meeting Draws a Crowd (with video), The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Vote Today on Bill to Regulate Virginia Abortion Clinics Out of Existence, Jezebel
Public Comment Period on Abortion Regulations Extended at Va. Board of Health Hearing, The Daily Press
Debate: New Abortion Regulations in Virginia (video), WUSA 9
Poll: Virginians Support McDonnell, Strict Abortion Clinic Control (with video of Speak Out), ABC Channel 8 WRIC
Hundreds Protest New Abortion Regulations, CBS Channel 6 WTVR
Abortion Protests Over Possible New Regulations (video), CBS Channel 6 WTVR
We Have Had Enough, Feminist Campus Blog
Feminist Activists Protest Clinic Regulations in Richmond, Feminist Daily News
Health Regulators to Vote on Abortion Changes (with video), NBC Channel 12
Opponents Rally Against Draft Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog
Virginia Abortion-Rights rally Attempts to Sway Health Board from Adopting 'TRAP' Clinic Regulations, The Washington Independent
Vote on Abortion Regulations, WVTF Public Radio
'Emergency Regulations' Threaten Virginia's Abortion Clinics, The Daily Press
Opponents Rally Against Draft Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog
Virginia Abortion-Rights rally Attempts to Sway Health Board from Adopting 'TRAP' Clinic Regulations, The Washington Independent
Vote on Abortion Regulations, WVTF Public Radio
'Emergency Regulations' Threaten Virginia's Abortion Clinics, The Daily Press
Virginia Newspaper Editorials Tear Into State's Anti-Abortion Regulations, Think Progress
Virginia Releases Draft Regulations on Abortion Providers, Fairfax Times
Virginia Releases Draft Regulations on Abortion Providers, Fairfax Times
Virginia Poised to "TRAP" Abortion Clinics, Ms. Magazine Blog
Clinic Rules Could Push VA to Forefront of Abortion Debate, State House News Online
Clinic Rules Could Push VA to Forefront of Abortion Debate, State House News Online
August
Va. Catholic Conference Supports Draft Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Washington Post Blog
Virginia Legislation May Shut Down Abortion Providers, ABC News
McDonnell: Draft Abortion Regulations are in 'Interest of Health," The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog
Family Foundation Backs Abortion Regs, The Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia Politics Blog
Speak Out Against Virginia's TRAP laws, Feminist Campus Blog
Are Virginia's New Abortion Rules the Worst Yet?, Mother Jones
Planned Rules for Abortion Clinics Called 'an Attack,' The Virginian-Pilot
Conservative Group Pushes for Draft Abortion Regulations, The Washington Post Virginia Politics Blog
Virginia Abortion Clinics Threatened By New Regulations, The Huffington Post
Virginia to Require Existing Abortion Clinics to Comply With Regulations Intended for New Construction, Think Progress
Virginia Department of Health Unveils Draft Regulations for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Post
Virginia's Proposed Abortion Regulations Open to Public Review, The Daily Press
Draft Rules Hold Abortion Clinics to Tougher Standards, The Virginian-Pilot
Pro-Choice Advocates Say Va. Rules Politically Motivated, The Washington Times
Virginia Issues Long-Awaited Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Washington Times
Va. Releases Draft of Rules for Abortion Clinics, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Draft Regulations for Va. Abortion Clinics Could Lead Some to Close, Operators Say, The Washington Post
McDonnell Issues Harshest Medically-Unnecessary Regulations on First Trimester Abortion Providers Yet Seen, RH Reality Check
Virginia Attacks Legal Abortion With Excessive Regulation, The Rachel Maddow Show
Draft Abortion Clinic Regulations on Tap for Friday, The Virginian-Pilot
Virginia Officials Prepare to Release Draft Abortion Regulations, The Washington Post
Virginia Health Department to Release Abortion Clinic Regulations, The Washington Times
Abortion Clinics Will be Regulated Like Hospitals in Virginia, The Huffington Post
Virginia Department of Health to Release Abortion Clinic Regulations Today, Ms. Magazine
VA Governor McDonnell Expected to Issue "Emergency" TRAP Regulations Today, RH Reality Check
Following Kansas' Lead, Virginia Prepares to Regulate Abortion Clinics Out of Existence, Think Progress
Draft of Abortion Rules Goes Public Friday, The Richmond Times-Dispatch