“I am genuinely concerned about the health and safety of West Virginia women and girls by what this amendment could do,” said Margaret Chapman Pomponio, executive director of West Virginia Free. “By the Senate passing a measure that says there’s no constitutional...
“This resolution leaves it up to the Legislature entirely. If it passes at the ballot, the Legislature can regulate women’s health care however they want,” Baldwin said. “My grandfather was an OB/GYN, and I think he would be horrified that politicians would get...
West Virginia already has numerous restrictions, such as a 20-week ban, waiting periods and a law that passed last year removing the ability for adolescent girls to go to court for permission for an abortion, instead of telling their parents, when a doctor says that...
Seven senators — all men — spoke to the resolution before passage. Sen. Ron Stollings, D-Boone and a doctor, read a letter from the West Virginia Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which opposes the resolution. All state senators were...
WV Free will provide information and resources on how to communicate with elected officials, “focusing on state representatives, but transferable to local and federal level officials,” according to a press release. The event is a combined effort with students of...
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