West Virginia
West Virginia lawmakers approve near-total abortion ban
Sept 13 (Reuters) – West Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday handed a sweeping abortion ban, prohibiting the process even within the earliest days of being pregnant with restricted exceptions for rape, incest and the well being of the mom.
The invoice outlaws abortion after an embryo has been implanted in a girl’s uterus, often inside a number of days of conception. Minors who’re rape or incest victims would have as much as 14 weeks to terminate pregnancies, whereas adults who’re raped can have solely eight weeks to acquire an abortion.
The invoice now goes to Republican Governor Jim Justice, who is anticipated to signal it.
Republican lawmakers wrangled for weeks over how inflexible to make the invoice, finally shrinking the size of time rape victims must search care however eradicating legal penalties for medical doctors. learn extra
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Reporting by Sharon Bernstein
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