Abortion in West Virginia is illegal except in cases of rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities, and when the mother’s life is at risk from a pregnancy.[1]
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. There were 1,730 legal abortions in 2014, and 1,516 in 2015.
On September 13, 2022, West Virginia passed a near-total abortion ban in both houses of its legislature. Governor Jim Justice signed the bill into law on September 16, 2022.[2]
The near-total ban on abortions is currently being challenged in court.[3]
- ^ "West Virginia governor signs bill into law banning abortion with few exceptions".
- ^ "West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions". POLITICO. Associated Press. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "West Virginia abortion provider files challenge to near-total abortion ban". February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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