Politicians in Charleston are trying to take health coverage away from West Virginia women just to score political points – we can’t let them. In 1993, the Supreme Court of West Virginia ruled that the state constitution protects a woman’s health and that if the state Medicaid program provides healthcare for pregnant women, it must include all medical options, including abortion.
Now, Legislators are trying to overturn the court’s decision.
The House Health and Human Resources Committee plans to take up HB 4012, a bill that will limit the healthcare options for pregnant women on Medicaid. West Virginia’s Medicaid program should cover annual check-ups, prenatal and maternity care, family planning services including birth control and abortion.
TAKE ACTION
We need you to call key members of the House Health and Human Resources Committee and tell them to stop playing politics with women’s health. Tell them to follow the state constitution and reject HB 4012. Let them know that we want Medicaid to continue covering abortion.
Call these legislators today:
Joe Ellington (304) 340-3269
Amy Summers (304) 340-3139
Linda Longstreth (304) 340-3124
Mick Bates (304) 340-3180
Jeff Campbell (304) 340-3131
Richard Iaquinta (304) 340-3102
Shirley Love (304) 340-3337
Ralph Rodigherio (304) 340-3297
Martin Atkinson (304) 340-3185
Jim Butler (304) 340-3199
Roy Cooper (304) 340-3119
Vernon Criss (304) 340-3202
Mark Dean (304) 340-3304
Jordan Hill (304) 340-3352
Ray Hollen (304) 340-3136
Eric Householder (304) 340-3274
Ben Queen (304) 340-3171
Matthew Rohrbach (304) 340-3221
Brad White (304) 340-3138
