Fourth Circuit Delivers Major Pro-Life Victory, Upholds West Virginia’s Abortion Pill Ban

Fourth Circuit Delivers Major Pro-Life Victory, Upholds West Virginia’s Abortion Pill Ban

In a 2-1 decision, an appellate panel ruled that with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, states are free to restrict or ban abortion as they see fit — and that includes abortion enabled by FDA-approved abortion pills like mifepristone. In a victory for the pro-life movement and states’ rights, a three-judge panel for the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that West Virginia can enforce its law restricting abortion, rejecting an attempt …