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Abortion in West Virginia is illegal [1] except in cases of rape or incest (under 14 weeks), fatal fetal abnormalities, and when the mother’s life is at risk from a pregnancy. [ 2 ] The number of clinics in West Virginia has declined steeply from the original nineteen over the years, with ten in 1982, five in 1992, two in 2014, and one in 2017.
Abortion is legal in Massachusetts up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. After 24 weeks, abortions may only be performed if a licensed physician determines it to be medically necessary. [108] Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 16. [109] In December 2020, the Massachusetts state legislature enshrined abortion rights into state law ...
Anti-abortion activists have used the so-called concept of “after-birth abortions” to paint loose abortion laws as radical. But there is no state where a baby can be legally killed after birth.
This color-coded map illustrates the current legal status of elective-specific abortion procedures in each of the individual states, U.S. territories, and federal district. [a] A colored border indicates a more stringent restriction or ban that is blocked by legal injunction.
Tucked inside the West Virginia Statehouse is a copy of a petition to lawmakers with a simple request: Let the voters decide whether to reinstate legal access to abortion. The request has been ...
Wade in 2022, it allowed states under Republican control to impose abortion bans or severe limitations, a long-sought goal for many GOP anti-abortion lawmakers. Abortion access now is a state-by ...
Abortion is legal with no gestational limit: in all states except TN when the mother's life is in danger; in most states for severe medical complications; and in three states (AR, MS, UT) for pregnancies from rape or rape and incest.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed an abortion ban into law on Friday that will only permit the procedure in cases of rape, incest or medical emergencies. Justice said in a tweet announcing ...