Legislative Browser - Subject Abortion
| State | Bill Number | Summary/Title | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | SB597 | The purpose of this bill is to require that a person who is undergoing an abortion be offered the opportunity to view available ultrasound images of the fetus before the performance of an abortion. | Effective Date | 2010-06-11 |
| WV | HB4571 | Legislative status for West Virginia WV House of Delegates Bill HB4571 | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-02-19 |
| WV | HB4551 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state funding of abortions. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-02-18 |
| WV | HB4517 | The purpose of this bill is to require that a person who is undergoing an abortion be offered the opportunity to view available ultrasound images of the fetus before the performance of an abortion. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-02-16 |
| WV | HB4411 | The purpose of this bill is to require medical facilities that provide abortions to administer anesthesia to an unborn fetus when aborted, if it is older than seven weeks. It also provides that when, during the course of an abortion procedure, a fetu... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-02-09 |
| WV | SB28 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit abortions at state college or university medical facilities, except when the abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman receiving the abortion. | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | SB62 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the performance of any abortion when the woman seeking it is doing so solely on account of the gender of the fetus. The bill also prescribes a criminal penalty for violations of the section. | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | SB64 | The purpose of this bill is to require medical facilities that provide abortions to administer anesthesia to an unborn fetus when aborted, if it is older than seven weeks. It also provides that when, during the course of an abortion procedure, a fet... Read more | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | SB152 | The purpose of this bill is to make it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without written consent by both parents, or the legal guardians of the minor. It also provides for a misdemeanor criminal penalty. | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | SB153 | The purpose of this bill is to require physicians to report to the Department of Health and Human Resources when he or she believes that a woman has suffered injury or death due to an induced abortion, to impose duties on the Department of Health and... Read more | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | SB177 | The purpose of this bill is to require every woman seeking an abortion to be given the opportunity to see an ultrasound image of the fetus. The bill also prescribes a criminal penalty for violations of the section. It also provides that nothing in ... Read more | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2008 | The purpose of this bill is to define "the deceased" for purposes of prescribing that a deceased victim includes unborn children under first and second degree murder. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2028 | The purpose of this bill is to provide that when any body part of an unborn child is outside the mother's womb, the child is born, and is considered a citizen of the state with same rights and privileges under the law as any other citizen. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2029 | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that medical workers have the right to refuse to participate in any abortion-related activity without fear of disciplinary action or dismissal. The bill also prescribes a criminal fine for violations of the sect... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2057 | The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Health and Human Resources to enforce specific abortion clinic regulations. The bill also prescribes a criminal fine for violations of the section. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2058 | The purpose of this bill is to provide that neither the state nor any county may reimburse any person or entity for transporting any person to schedule, arrange or procure an abortion. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2073 | The purpose of this bill is to require forty-eight hours notice to the parents of a minor seeking an abortion before performing the abortion. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2094 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit employees of higher education from assisting students in securing abortions. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2146 | The purpose of this bill is to require abortion facilities to have certain written policies and procedures. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2237 | The purpose of this bill is to establish the crime of partial birth infanticide. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2254 | The purpose of this bill is to require that a woman contemplating an abortion provide the name of the father to the physician, clinic or medical facility performing the abortion and to require the physician, clinic or medical facility to notify the f... Read more | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2263 | The purpose of this bill is to require medical practitioners who perform abortions to estimate the gestational age of the fetus by using ultrasound analysis and measurement. The bill also prescribes a criminal fine for violations of the section. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2278 | The purpose of this bill is to require that abortions be performed in hospitals or by physicians with admitting privileges to a hospital within the local service area. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2302 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the performance of any abortion when the woman seeking it is doing so solely on account of the gender of the fetus. The bill also prescribes a criminal penalty for violations of the section. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2303 | The purpose of this bill is to allow pharmacists and other individuals involved in dispensing medicines to refuse to fill prescriptions or dispense any substance that can be used as an abortifacient or that can be used as part of an abortion-related ... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2313 | The purpose of this bill is to require every woman seeking an abortion to be given the opportunity to see an ultrasound image of the fetus. The bill also prescribes a criminal penalty for violations of the section. It also provides that nothing in ... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2374 | The purpose of this bill is to require any faith-based facility that counsels women regarding contraception, abortion or pregnancy to maintain a quality assurance program. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2455 | The purpose of this bill is relative to parental involvement in the minor's decision to obtain an abortion. The bill requires physicians to obtain proof of age prior to the performance of an abortion on a pregnant woman. The bill provides for a con... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2493 | The purpose of this bill is to require a physician to receive written consent from at least one parent or legal guardian before an abortion is performed on an unemancipated minor; and provides for a penalty. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2516 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit businesses or organizations from using a public facility to perform abortions; and providing for a penalty. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2520 | The purpose of this bill is to require physicians to report to the Department of Health and Human Resources when he or she believes that a woman has suffered injury or death due to an induced abortion, to impose duties on the Department of Health and... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2590 | The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Health and Human Resources to maintain information for public dissemination relative to judicial bypasses to the requirement of parental notification relative to abortions performed on minors... Read more | To House Government Organization Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2598 | The purpose of this bill relates to parental involvement in the minor's decision to obtain an abortion. The bill requires abortion providers to obtain proof of age prior to the performance of an abortion on a pregnant woman. The bill provides a jud... Read more | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2610 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state funding of abortions. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2611 | The purpose of this bill is to make it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without written consent by both parents, or the legal guardians of the minor, and providing for a penalty. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2614 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit all employees of the State Board of Education or any county board from counseling, referring, transporting or assisting any student to obtain an abortion. The bill provides a violation of its provisions is a m... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2636 | The purpose of this bill is to require facilities providing abortions to obtain parental notification or consent in writing by the parent or by a notarized signature of the parent; and providing a fine on the first offense of ten times the amount of ... Read more | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2717 | The purpose of this bill is to require physicians to take steps designed to save the life of a child delivered alive during an abortion procedure. The bill also prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this section. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2797 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state funding of abortions. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2846 | The purpose of this bill is to require the continued enforcement of §61-2-8 in circumstances under which federal or state court decisions nullify §61-2-8; and to provide that §61-2-8 shall immediately resume its effects in the event th... Read more | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2906 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons who are not licensed physicians from performing an abortion in this state. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2942 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit subsidies to entities that perform abortions. | To House Judiciary Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3159 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit moneys from any state fund or funding source to be expended for any abortion unless the abortion qualifies for federal funding under Medicaid. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB3162 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit coverage for abortions under insurance plans provided under the Public Employees Insurance Act. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2238 | The purpose of this bill is to provide rape victims with reliable emergency information regarding pregnancy and abortion, and to provide those victims with emergency contraception if they desire it. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2543 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit abortions at state college or university medical facilities, except when the abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman receiving the abortion. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2035 | The purpose of this bill is to require a woman, prior to an abortion, to have a pregnancy test administered at the facility where the abortion is to be performed, and the pregnancy test results must be confirmed prior to the abortion. The bill also ... Read more | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2257 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit family planning centers in West Virginia that receive state funding from discussing abortion or abortion referrals. | To House Health & Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | SB49 | The purpose of this bill is to allow pharmacists and other individuals involved in dispensing medicines to refuse to fill prescriptions or dispense any substance that can be used as an abortifacient or that can be used as part of an abortion-related ... Read more | To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 2010-01-13 |
| WV | HB2374 | The purpose of this bill is to require any faith-based facility that counsels women regarding contraception, abortion or pregnancy to maintain a quality assurance program. | To Health & Human Resources Committee | 2009-02-13 |