{"id":1640793,"date":"2022-09-14T10:04:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T14:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1640793"},"modified":"2022-09-14T10:05:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T14:05:03","slug":"west-virginia-passes-new-law-banning-most-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-passes-new-law-banning-most-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Passes New Law Banning Most Abortions"},"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-passes-new-law-banning-most-abortions%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=1640793&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>West Virginia lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that bans abortion with limited exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation passed the state\u2019s Senate 22-7 and the House 77-17, now moving to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who is expected to sign the bill into law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It bans abortion except for cases where the embryo or fetus is nonviable, the pregnancy is ectopic, a medical emergency exists, or within eight weeks of a pregnancy caused by sexual assault or incest for an adult or 14 weeks for a minor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The law also includes criminal penalties for anyone who performs an abortion without a medical license or at an unapproved location.<\/p>\n<p>Once signed into law, the bill will replace the state\u2019s current ban after 20 weeks, which went into effect in July after a judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/west-virginia-judge-blocks-pre-roe-v-wade-abortion-ban-2022-07-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked<\/a> a pre-<em>Roe\u00a0<\/em>ban from the nineteenth century. The decision allowed the state\u2019s only abortion clinic to resume services at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Kanawha County Circuit Judge Tera Salango ruled the state\u2019s laws were in conflict, leaving the need to clarify the current situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt simply does not matter if you are pro-choice or pro-life,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/west-virginia-judge-blocks-pre-roe-v-wade-abortion-ban-2022-07-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cEvery citizen in this state has a right to clearly know the laws under which they are expected to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new legislation was overwhelmingly approved as an updated measure, though pro-abortion advocates blasted the effort. Alisa Clements, public affairs director for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, spoke out against the bill in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/west-virginia-legislature-passes-abortion-ban-narrow-exceptions-rcna47589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing more extreme than a law that strips people of the freedom to govern their own bodies, and our state lawmakers have shamefully forced this despicable bill down our throats, behind closed doors in a matter of hours,\u201d Clements said.<\/p>\n<p>The West Virginia bill was passed the same day that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sen-lindsey-graham-introduces-national-15-week-abortion-ban-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> a bill that would ban most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgraham.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/3065785d-86b8-4d36-986a-72aa1c8f100c\/protecting-pain-capable-unborn-children-from-late-term-abortions-act-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a>, dubbed the \u201cProtecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act,\u201d was announced during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see this as a responsible alternative to the very radical position by Democratic senators,\u201d Graham\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pmiXZ14L_dU&amp;ab_channel=USSenLindseyGraham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cI can assure that a vast majority of Americans do not support abortion on demand up to delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s legislation also follows a growing number of laws further restricting abortion after the Supreme Court overturned\u00a0<em>Roe v. Wade\u00a0<\/em>in June and returned laws regarding abortion to states. Indiana passed a similar abortion ban last month, the first since the court\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has continued to condemn the increased abortion restrictions. Following the passage of Indiana\u2019s law, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre released a statement opposing the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Indiana Legislature took a devastating step as a result of the Supreme Court\u2019s extreme decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate women\u2019s constitutionally-protected right to abortion,\u201d\u00a0 Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/08\/06\/statement-by-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-indiana-abortion-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that bans abortion with limited exceptions. The legislation passed the state\u2019s Senate 22-7 and the House 77-17, now moving to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who is expected to sign the bill into law. 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