West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed an abortion bill into law, outlawing the procedure for adults more than eight weeks pregnant with few exceptions.
since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision earlier this summer overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that had secured rights to abortions for 50 years. Several states had laws on the books outlawing the procedure that went into effect after the court’s decision, though there are legal battles preventing some of those laws from going into effect. prohibits abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and medical emergencies.
Both adults and children who want to receive an abortion must report the rape or incest accusations to law enforcement. , women must go to a hospital, rather than an abortion clinic. West Virginia has one clinic in the state, the Women’s Health Clinic. Two Republican lawmakers have said the bill’s provision requiring abortions to be performed by a a physician at a hospital rather than an abortion clinic was meant to close the doors of the Women’s Health Clinic, according to the Associated Press. The Women’s Health Clinic did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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