Margaret Chapman Pomponio, the executive director of WV FREE, a women’s reproductive health organization, was among the West Virginian civil society actors who seemed surprised, but eager, to welcome a visitor from the U.N. “At first I was surprised. I had gotten an...
The executive director of the pro-choice group WV FREE, Margaret Chapman Pomponio, told MetroNews it seems the committee’s discussion has centered on ideological and political grounds rather than the health and well-being of women and families. “It’s just simply not...
Featuring WV FREE’s Amanda Schwartz: Amanda Schwartz, who works at a reproductive justice non-profit in West Virginia, wrote in HuffPost that CPCs “offer ‘counseling,’ which essentially consists of an untrained volunteer asking probing questions and pressuring...
By WV FREE’s Margaret Chapman Pomponio: We’ve all read reports about those who are up in arms about purported attacks on religious liberty. They decry attempts to force people to betray their beliefs. They want to ensure that the government does not infringe on...
Featuring WV FREE’s Julie Warden: “I am so excited there’s light being brought to this great state and this great city.” ― Julie Warden, 31, WV FREE communications director
Written by WV FREE’s Amanda Schwartz: Women are fighting an uphill battle to exercise their freedom of choice. If you were to type “abortion in West Virginia” into a search engine, the first page of results would contain links to several crisis pregnancy centers...
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