REPORT: West Virginia Leads Other States in Terminating Parental Rights, Treating Poverty as Child Endangerment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 7, 2022
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ACLU Settles Lawsuit After West Virginia Officials Reveal New Process for Amending Names and Gender Markers on Birth Certificates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2022
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Gillian Branstetter, Communications Strategist, [email protected]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2022
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TRAGIC, OUTRAGEOUS, UNNECCESSARY: LEGISLATURE PASSES TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION
After weeks of deal-making behind closed doors, the West Virginia Legislature has banned abortion, subjecting half of the state’s population to second-class status and placing lifesaving health care out of reach for tens of thousands.
VICTORY: Court Blocks Archaic and Cruel Criminal Abortion Ban
Ruling provides clarity on law that dates back more than 150 years.
State Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to 150-Year-Old West Virginia Abortion Ban
On Monday, a Kanawha County Circuit Court judge will hear out lawsuit challenging West Virginia's archaic abortion ban.