Senate Health Panel OKs Legislation to Prohibit Mailing of Abortion Pills to WV

Senate health panel OKs legislation to prohibit mailing of abortion pills to WV

A bill advancing in the West Virginia Senate aims to prohibit out-of-state providers and organizations from sending abortion medication to West Virginia, where it’s mostly banned. Senate Bill 173 would make it a felony punishable by three to 10 years…

Senate Health Committee advances legislation to prohibit mailing of abortion pills to West Virginia

CHARLESTON — A bill advancing in the West Virginia Senate aims to prohibit out-of-state providers and organizations from sending abortion medication to West Virginia, where it’s mostly banned.

Senate committee advances bill to ban trafficking and dispensing of abortion pills in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources met Tuesday afternoon and advanced legislation that would further restrict abortion-related drugs in West Virginia. Senate Bill 173 would prohibit the trafficking and dispensing of chemical abortion pills into the state. The measure would amend the West Virginia Unborn Child Protection Act by adding provisions that specifically target “abortifacients,” defined in the…