{"id":1561008,"date":"2022-07-19T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1561008"},"modified":"2022-07-19T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:34:22","slug":"west-virginia-judge-blocks-states-pre-roe-abortion-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-judge-blocks-states-pre-roe-abortion-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Judge Blocks State\u2019s Pre-Roe Abortion Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwest-virginia-judge-blocks-states-pre-roe-abortion-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1561008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/west-virginia\">West Virginia<\/a> judge on Monday blocked the enforcement of the state\u2019s 19th-century abortion ban, leaving the opportunity open for abortions to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Tera Salango granted a preliminary injunction in the case involving the Women\u2019s Health Center of West Virginia, the state\u2019s only abortion provider.<\/p>\n<p>Salango <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-health-west-virginia-charleston-government-and-politics-eccf3ac01cea7d51ea6dac5792520a48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that the injunction was permitted to help patients \u201cimpregnated as a result of a rape or incest\u201d who she claimed were \u201csuffering irreparable harm,\u201d according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey addressed the ruling on Twitter Monday, suggesting that the pro-life loss will only be temporary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWest Virginians should know this is the first step of the judicial review process related to abortion. We are hopeful that the WV Supreme Court will uphold the law and will be filing an appeal asap,\u201d Morrisey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorriseyWV\/status\/1549134744704765964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Morrisey also provided encouragement to those concerned over the ruling in favor of the state\u2019s abortion clinic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWord of counsel for those following Kanawha County Circuit decisions. Don\u2019t get too down if you lose or too fired up if you win. Everything must eventually go up to the WV Supreme Court. Tomorrow is a new day and will be a very good one!\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorriseyWV\/status\/1549221118904508418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a memorandum on Morrisey\u2019s website, he addressed the current state of abortion laws in West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/ago.wv.gov\/Documents\/Final%20Dobbs%20Memorandum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that the state\u2019s abortion policy was \u201cenacted in 1849 and never repealed since.\u201d The 1800s law only includes an exception for the protection of the life of the woman, and those providing an abortion could be punished by three to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Morrisey also argued that the state previously passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which bans abortion after 20 weeks of fertilization. The act also includes an exception to protect the life of the mother.<\/p>\n<p>Salango\u2019s ruling argued that the state\u2019s legislature could have provided more clarity through a trigger law or similar statute if it intended stronger abortion limitations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not put words in the legislature\u2019s mouth,\u201d she said, The Associated Press reported. \u201cHowever, if the legislature intended for the criminal statute to be in full force, it was free to pass a trigger law, similar to a number of other states. The legislature chose not to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on June 24 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states\">overturn<\/a>\u00a0<em>Roe v. Wade\u00a0<\/em>and return abortion laws to individual states, Women\u2019s Health Center of West Virginia Executive Director Katie Quinonez released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvnstv.com\/news\/west-virginia-news\/womens-health-center-to-no-longer-offer-abortion-after-overturning-of-roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> to announce it was \u201cimpossible\u201d for its clinic to perform abortion services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Roe<\/em> has never been enough, but in states like West Virginia, it was the only thing protecting abortion access. Due to the inaction of our lawmakers to repeal the crime of abortion in our state code, it is impossible for our clinic to provide abortion,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will force West Virginians to travel hundreds to thousands of miles away from their home to access healthcare and will harm marginalized communities the most,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A West Virginia judge on Monday blocked the enforcement of the state\u2019s 19th-century abortion ban, leaving the opportunity open for abortions to continue. Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Tera Salango granted a preliminary injunction in the case involving the Women\u2019s Health Center of West Virginia, the state\u2019s only abortion provider. 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