(Harrisburg) - State lawmakers are touting bipartisan backing of tighter regulations on clinics that perform abortions in Pennsylvania. House and Senate lawmakers, largely Republican, say new license and inspection requirements will put facilities providing abortions on the same footing as other outpatient surgery centers. Republican State Senator Jane Orie of Allegheny County referred to the 2008 effort to regulate commercial dog breeders. She says women’s and children’s health should at least get as much scrutiny. "We went to great lengths to do the puppy mill legislation, to ensure that whatever you do in regards to these puppies, that it’s regulated and that there’s safety and welfare," she says. "For God’s sakes, this is about children and women." The proposal was spurred by a grand jury investigation into a clinic run by Dr. Kermit Gosnell. The probe found his Philadelphia clinic performed abortions in a reckless and illegal manner, causing unnecessary deaths along the way. The House is slated to take up the issue up next week.