;xSTx;u;xETx;Contact Info:;xSTx;/u;xETx;;xNLx;Email: opposetrap@gmail.com;xNLx;Phone: (804) 514-0227;xNLx;Facebook: ;xSTx;a href="https://www.facebook.com/OpposeTRAP";xETx;#OpposeTRAP;xSTx;/a;xETx;;xNLx;;xNLx;;xNLx;;xSTx;u;xETx;Latest Press Releases:;xSTx;/u;xETx;;xNLx;;xNLx;06/10/13: ;xSTx;b;xETx;;xSTx;a href="http://kromatic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/OpposeTRAP-MEDIA-ADVISORY-6.10.13.pdf";xETx;Cuccinelli “Unethical” But Effective - Board Stalls Regulatory Process;xSTx;/a;xETx;;xSTx;/b;xETx;;xNLx;Departing Board of Health member ;xSTx;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfEzkTRRiV4&feature=youtu.be";xETx;Jim Edmondson called out Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli;xSTx;/a;xETx; for giving “wrong and unethical” advice to the Board during the creation of regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities. Edmondson reflected on his nine years on the Board, citing the two year regulatory process on abortion regulations as forcing the Board “from apolitical to political.” The statements were made at the close of the June 6th, 2013 Board of Health meeting which also included a nearly ;xSTx;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrLxokwYww";xETx;15 minute detailed explanation;xSTx;/a;xETx;, by members of OpposeTRAP, of the profound implications of the Attorney General’s position.;xNLx;;xNLx;;xNLx;Cuccinelli’s strong arm tactics precipitated a seismic shift on whether to grandfather in existing clinics: from a June 2012 vote 7-4 FOR to an 11-2 AGAINST only three months later. The impact of this political split continues to hinder appropriate regulatory process. The only two Board members to not change their vote at Cuccinelli’s threats, Edmondson and Anna Jeng, are currently the only members to request a special meeting on a petition for rulemaking for full service hospitals. ;xNLx;;xNLx;;xNLx;The refusal of other Board members, as yet, to discuss amending hospital regulations is striking, given Ken Cuccinelli’s recent statement that these amendments must take place. The implications of the decision are broad, especially for Board members who are affiliated with the hospital and nursing home industries. ;xNLx;;xNLx;;xNLx;One member spoke privately of a concern that motioning for a special meeting would be seen as politically motivated in an election cycle. “Given that it is the Board’s responsibility to discuss petitions for rulemaking, failing to act because it is an election cycle IS a political act,” countered Molly Taylor Vick, of OpposeTRAP.;xNLx;;xNLx;;xNLx;The legal challenge, yet un-responded to, has received hundreds of comments from citizens and medical professionals over the past month. A third Board member can still call for a special meeting at any time.;xNLx;;xNLx;06/04/13: ;xSTx;b;xETx;;xSTx;a href="http://kromatic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/OpposeTRAP-MEDIA-ADVISORY-6.4.pdf";xETx;Pressure Builds For Cuccinelli to Break Silence On Legal Challenge As Hundreds Comment;xSTx;/a;xETx;;xSTx;/b;xETx;;xNLx;;xNLx;05-21-13: ;xSTx;a href="http://kromatic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MEDIA-ADVISORY-5.6.13-Pro-Choice-Activists-Call-Cuccinellis-Bluff.pdf";xETx;Public Record Mysteriously Goes Missing As Public Comments Pour In;xSTx;/a;xETx;;xNLx;;xNLx;05-06-13: ;xSTx;a href="http://kromatic.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MEDIA-ADVISORY-5.6.13-Pro-Choice-Activists-Call-Cuccinellis-Bluff.pdf";xETx;Pro-Choice Activists Call Cuccinelli's Bluff: Save Abortion Clinics or Lose Hospitals;xSTx;/a;xETx;;xNLx;;xNLx;
Information and links about attempts to legislate abortion clinics out of existence between 2002 and 2010.
"VA Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II has concluded that the state can impose stricter oversight over abortion clinics, circumventing the General Assembly, which has repeatedly rejected similar measures."
Targeted Regulation of Abortion Clinics passes in Virginia, endangering most of the existing clinics in the state.
A statewide debate goes national as Virginia legislators propose state-mandated vaginal ultrasound. Opponents call it "state-sanctioned rape".
In response to the ultrasound mandate, "personhood" bills and TRAP legislation, more than 1,000 women march in Richmond, finding riot police and soldiers waiting for them.
"...Cuccinelli, in an address to Christian conservatives in Williamsburg, drew comparisons between the fight to outlaw abortion and the struggle to abolish slavery."
The Board of Health votes to approve TRAP regulations, but also approves an amendment to "grandfather" in existing abortion clinics. This meant that they did not have to retrofit facilities to hospital standards, preventing them from closing their doors.
"Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has threatened Board of Health members that they could be denied state legal counsel and have to pay for their own defense if they again disregard his advice about relaxing controversial abortion clinic rules and litigation ensues."
After threats from Cuccinelli, the Board of Health reverses its ruling and removes the amedment that would keep licensed abortion clinics open.
"Virginia health commissioner Dr. Karen Remley resigned from her position on the state’s Board of Health today, citing Virginia’s restrictive regulations for abortion clinics as her primary reason for stepping down."
Ride5 Films releases the trailer for their documentary on the fight for abortion access in Virginia, "Political Bodies".
Major capitol publication Style Weekly names women's rights activists as Richmonders of the year.
A last-minute Senate Ed. & Health Committee hearing passes by a repeal of the ultrasound mandate without testimony, debate or most members present.
Major anti-choice organization pledges $1.5 million to Cuccinelli's campaign for governor, calling it "hands-down the most important election in the country right now."
Pro-choice groups gather on the one year anniversary of the capitol arrests to strategize about upcoming TRAP legislation that will force clinics to close.
Governor Bob McDonnell adds an amendment to HB1900 that criminalizes health care coverage of abortion.
On Thursday, abortion rights advocates delivered 3,600 comments on the proposed regulations to Board of Health offices in Henrico County.
State Board of Health casts its 3rd and final vote: All existing clinics must meet new hospital standards.
Picketers couldn't do it. Neither could a bomber, an arsonist or an anti-abortion activist firing two dozen bullets into the building on East Little Creek Road.
Governor McDonnell signs TRAP legislation in "a final administrative action before they are set to become permanent in June."
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