Republicans’ Own Investigation Into ‘Dangerous’ Abortion Clinics Discovers They’re Already Very Safe

[Triana]

Republicans in Congress hoping to push for tighter regulation of the country’s abortion clinics may need to go back to the drawing board.

Spurred by the controversy over Kermit Gosnell, an illegal abortion provider in Philadelphia who was convicted of murder for performing incredibly late-term abortions on low-income women, abortion opponents have been attempting to conflate Gosnell’s crimes with legal abortion providers across the country. Back in May, Senate Republicans called for a widespread investigation into abortion clinics nationwide — and House Republicans followed suit by sending letters to health officials in each state, demanding to see documentation about how each of them monitors and regulates abortion procedures.

The results of that GOP-led inquiry? Abortion clinics are already very well-regulated, and the services they provide are extremely safe.

Lawmakers sent letters to attorney generals and health departments in all 50 states. RH Reality Check obtained 38 of the responses provided by state attorneys general and 31 provided by state health departments — which consisted of thousands of pages of data regarding existing abortion clinic regulations, the results of clinics’ regular health inspections, and the records for any criminal investigations into abortion providers. After sifting through the data, RH Reality Check concluded that “congressional Republicans will find no support for their arguments in favor of new restrictions on abortion care in the evidence presented by the states.”

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http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/08/21/2502111/republicans-investigation-abortion-clinics/

[Thinkingabout]

1. This is good information to have. I have questioned the "concern" Republicans have shown in

The sharia laws enacted in different states when the end result is to shut down the clinics. How much "concern" do they have for those forced birth babies after birth, very little I must say. They want to cut food stamp programs, defund education and welfare and the list goes on and on.

[bluestate10]

2. Facts won't deter republicans. They must be voted out of office across the country. The

party may hold on to impossibly red districts, but in any civilized town, city or state voters need to prevent republicans from ever gaining power.

[Thav]

3. That only proves that they need more regulation

regardless of what the findings say, they're all DANGARUS.

Besides, aren't rebublicans supposed to be anti-regulation and let the free market sort stuff out?