Late term abortions in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy would face drastically fewer restrictions, under the terms of legislation introduced by Delegate Kathy Tran (D-Springfield).
The measure, filed as HB2491 by the freshman Democrat from Northern Virginia, would remove a number of requirements in current law, including one specifying that second trimester late term abortions be performed at a hospital properly equipped to save a woman’s life in the event the procedure is botched by the abortionist.
Additionally, the bill would exempt abortion clinics from a long list of health and safety standards established by state regulators for the purpose of protecting patients from unsafe clinics.