the state s health board that happened today. they aggressively engineered that meeting toward a decision that could have the effect of shutting down most of the abortion clinics in virginia. last year, bob mcdonnell signed a new law calling for special regulations just for abortion clinics. targeted regulations designed to make it economically impossible to operate an abortion clinic in the state of virginia. it s the same thing the republicans did in mississippi this year. these are called trap laws. targeted regulations. these do not apply to any other form of medical facility at all. the law would not apply for dental surgeons or for outpatient plastic surgery clinics. it s just for abortion clinics and it s very obviously designed to shut them down and it is expected to shut down a majority of abortion clinics in the state. informed estimates are it could shut down at least 15 of virginia s 20 clinics. when it came down to implement the new special abortion clinic only red tape pl
they know that paul ryan has had a history of extreme agenda. that s against women s reproductive health and and does not trust a woman for what she does to her body and her health. what do you see as the outcome here? we ve talked to people who are observers of how t.r.a.p. laws work and are designed to work. in mississippi we saw regulations targeted in which people sponsoring that legislation openly admitted they were trying to ban abortion in mississippi by shutting down all the clinics. is it clear that that s what they re trying to do in virginia and do you think that s going to be the effect of these laws? absolutely. i think it s very clear that that s what they re trying to do. again, when the board of health said we re going to grandfather in clinics and then the attorney general says, well, i m not going to accept that, you go back and you do what i want you to do, i think it s very clear that they re trying to close clinics and, you know, the attorney general cuccinelli
but the folks who propose and pass and sign t.r.a.p. laws don t usually call them that. they try to pretend something else is going on. they try to frame the issue as something having to do with safety and protecting vulnerable women who need protecting. that s how t.r.a.p. laws used to go down, anyway, but things have changed and in today s republican party in the great state of mississippi, at least, you do not have to hide behind the health and safety stuff anymore, you don t have to pretend all you care about is safety for women. you can come out and say you re trying to shut down the only abortion clinic in the state by way of targeted regulation. that s what phil bryant did when he signed the law in april, targeting the state s only clinic. i think it s historic that today you see the first step in a movement, i believe, to do what we campaigned on, to say we re going to try to end abortion in mississippi.
they re making it harder to be an abortion provider. they re laws that are designed to and intend to shut clinics down. but the folks who propose and pass and sign t.r.a.p. laws don t usually call them that. they try to pretend something else is going on. they try to frame the issue as something having to do with saeflt and protecting vulnerable women who need protecting. hats how t.r.a.p. laws used to go down, anyway, but things have changed and in today s republican party in the great state of mississippi, at least, you do not have to hide behind the health and safety stuff anymore, you don t have to pretend all you care about is safety for women. you can come out and say you re trying to shut down the only abortion clinic in the state by way of targeted regulation. that s what phil bryant did when he signed the law in april, targeting the state s only clinic. i think it s historic that today you see the first step in a movement, i believe, to do what we campaigned on, to say
they re laws that are designed to and intend to shut clinics down. but the folks who propose and pass and sign t.r.a.p. laws don t usually call them that. they try to pretend something else is going on. they try to frame the issue as someing having to do with saeflt and protecting vulnerable women who need protecting. hats how t.r.a.p. laws used to go down, anyway, but things have changed and in today s republican party in the great state of mississippi, at least, you do not have to hide behind the health and safety stuff anymore, you don t have to pretend all you care about is safety for women. you can come out and say you re trying to shut down the only abortion clinic in the state by way of targeted regulation. that s what phil bryant did when he signed the law in april, targeting the state s only clinic. i think it s historic that today you see the first step in a movement, i believe, to do