West Virginia Advances Bill To Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks – By Lydia O’Connor (Huff Post) / February 15. 2022
“If it was up to me, we would ban it outright,” one Republican lawmaker said.
The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and is sending it to the state Senate for approval.
The bill passed 81-18 in the Republican-controlled chamber, and some lawmakers said they wished the ban was even more restrictive.
“If it was up to me, we would ban it outright,” Republican Delegate Adam Burkhammer said during a hearing.
The bill’s lead sponsor, Republican Delegate Ruth Rowan, repeated myths about the state of a fetus at 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying: “The baby can feel pain. The baby can feel that it’s being torn apart and aborted.”
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