In Virginia, the state’s largest abortion provider has closed under pressure from anti-choice restrictions. NOVA Women’s Healthcare in Fairfax tried to change locations after new state regulations forced clinics to meet hospital-style building standards. But its permit application to upgrade a new space was denied by officials citing inadequate parking. When the Fairfax City Council learned of NOVA’s plans to move, they approved changes forcing clinics to go through extra layers of approval and expensive permitting. The clinic had also agreed to leave its former location following lawsuits from its landlord over complaints including the “unreasonable annoyance” caused by anti-choice protesters. A local NARAL spokesperson told The Washington Post that in addition to abortion, “thousands of women also relied on [the clinic] for birth control and other healthcare, and they went to NOVA because they could not afford care otherwise. Now they are left without their trusted healthcare provider, in part due to politicians.” Virginia’s harsh new regulations forced another clinic in Norfolk to close in April.