A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia's Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling removing its protected status as a constitutional right.
The exemption also requires victims to report their assault to law enforcement. The bill provides other exceptions for an ectopic pregnancy, a "nonmedically viable fetus" or a medical emergency.1 month agoThe U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a long-awaited win for some Americans, and a terrifying loss for others. The country will soon ban or prohibit abortion in 25 states.
The legislation advancing in a special session called by Justice to "clarify and modernize" the state's abortion laws would make providing an abortion a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Kaylen Barker, communications director at the state's only abortion clinic, is escorted out of the House chamber by security during the public hearing on the abortion ban bill Wednesday.
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