Virginia Board of Health Proposes Reprieve for Abortion Clinics Facing New Regulations

The Washington Post: Va. Board of Health pushes to give abortion clinics surprise reprieve, by Laura Vozzella & Anita Kumar:

Virginia’s Board of Health offered a surprise reprieve Friday to abortion clinics, voting to exempt existing facilities from new rules that would require extensive renovations.

The board’s decision on imposing stricter building requirements is not the final word. Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) still must weigh in on the softened regulations, which had been among the toughest in the nation. His office declined to state an immediate position. . . .