CHARLESTON â After hearing from advocates on both sides of the debate, the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee passed out this sessionâs anti-abortion bill.
House Bill 2982, or the âSecond Chance at Life Act,â requires physicians prescribing the two-step medicated, or âchemical,â abortion process to inform the patient that âsome suggest it may be possible to counteractâ the abortion, a theory that is not medically proven.
A medication-induced abortion involves two pills: first, mifepristone, which blocks the hormone progesterone and prevents further growth of the embryo, and then misoprostol, which causes the uterus to contract and expel the embryo. A theory touted by anti-abortion advocates says the abortion may be âreversedâ by taking a high dose of progesterone after mifepristone if a person changes her mind.
Feb 27, 2021
CHARLESTON Intentionally shooting a dog or meaning to injure any animal will continue to be a misdemeanor offense in West Virginia.
A bill creating the felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals, and establishing penalties for the offense, died in the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 309 had been introduced by Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke. It was killed in committee by a 9-7 vote. A similar measure from Weld passed the full Senate last year with a vote of 32-2, but failed to get a full vote in the House in 2020.
“It did not go well,” Weld said of the vote in the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. “There just aren’t enough members on the Judiciary Committee who think it should be a felony to intentionally shoot a dog, or intentionally starve a dog or cat.”
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