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Two of Virginia’s 18 licensed abortion clinics — facilities in Fairfax County and Virginia Beach — have applied for temporary variances to the stringent building requirements that are part of clinic regulations scheduled to go into effect this summer.

Abortion-rights advocates say as many as 11 other clinics may also need to seek variances to comply with the building regulations when their two-year grace periods to make necessary structural changes expire over the next several months.

The waivers, issued at the discretion of the state health commissioner, can be granted if it is determined that setting aside enforcement of a specific regulation will not adversely affect patient safety or care, and if a facility has a plan in place to address long-term compliance with the rule.

The information is in a Board of Health status report on the clinics that Virginia Department of Health officials presented Thursday at the board’s meeting in Henrico County.

The meeting, which was previously scheduled, comes on the heels of a major shake-up on the board, including Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s appointment of five new members last month.