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West Virginia's primary abortion statute is a holdover from a Virginia law passed in 1848. [6] The statute reads: Any person who shall administer to, or cause to be taken by, a woman, any drug or other thing, or use any means, with intent to destroy her unborn child, or to produce abortion or miscarriage, and shall thereby destroy such child, or produce such abortion or miscarriage, shall be ...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice scoffed Monday at a suggestion by Democratic lawmakers to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state. The Republican governor said ...
James Conley Justice II [2] (born April 27, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who is a United States senator-elect from West Virginia.A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017.
The 2018 vote also had to do with state funding of abortion, which some voters might oppose without wanting access completely eliminated, advocates say. Not long after that, West Virginia passed its ban — becoming one of 13 states to make abortion illegal. Morrisey argued that voters can turn lawmakers out if they don’t like what they do.
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 ...
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 ...
On April 6, 2022, Bunn was appointed by Governor Jim Justice to succeed Evan Jenkins as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [5] [6] [7] and took office on April 27, 2022. [3] She was sworn into office on May 12, 2022, [8] making her the youngest woman to serve on the court. [1]
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) is expected to sign the ban into law soon. Indiana's ban is expected to quickly pass through the GOP-controlled legislature.