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Abortion rights advocates said the regulations could make the state one of the most restrictive in the country for first-trimester abortions.

Virginia assembly says abortion clinics should be regulated as hospitals 2011

"I'm flabbergasted," said Rosemary Codding, director of patient services at Falls Church Healthcare Center, where first-trimester abortions are performed.

Virginia assembly says abortion clinics should be regulated as hospitals 2011

Clinics that perform first-trimester abortions in Virginia are regulated similarly to doctor's offices in which colonoscopies and cosmetic surgery are conducted.

Va. General Assembly agrees to regulate abortion clinics as hospitals 2011

Robert F. McDonnell R has said he will sign the bill, which gives the state's Board of Health 280 days from the law's enactment to write new rules for clinics that perform at least five first-trimester abortions a month.

Va. General Assembly agrees to regulate abortion clinics as hospitals 2011

Robert F. McDonnell R has said he will sign the bill, which gives the state's Board of Health 280 days from the law's enactment to write new rules for clinics that perform at least five first-trimester abortions a month.

Va. General Assembly agrees to regulate abortion clinics as hospitals 2011

Robert F. McDonnell R has said he will sign the bill, which gives the state's Board of Health 280 days from the law's enactment to write new rules for clinics that perform at least five first-trimester abortions a month.

Va. passes abortion clinic regulations 2011

Clinics that perform first-trimester abortions in Virginia are regulated similarly to doctor's offices in which colonoscopies and cosmetic surgery are conducted.

Va. General Assembly agrees to regulate abortion clinics as hospitals 2011

Cuccinelli issued a legal opinion in August, saying the Board of Health has the authority to regulate clinics in response to legislators who asked whether the state can regulate facilities that provide first-trimester abortions as well as the medical personnel who perform them.

Some sit out anti-abortion rally to avoid confronting McDonnell Anita Kumar 2011

Robert F. McDonnell R has said he will sign the bill, which gives the state's Board of Health 280 days from the law's enactment to write new rules for clinics that perform at least five first-trimester abortions a month.

Va. General Assembly agrees to regulate abortion clinics as hospitals 2011

Abortion rights advocates said the regulations could make the state one of the most restrictive in the country for first-trimester abortions.

Virginia assembly says abortion clinics should be regulated as hospitals 2011