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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Protesters arrested in angry scenes at West Virginia capitol as lawmakers pass near-total abortion ban

AP

State lawmakers in West Virginia approved a sweeping anti-abortion law with few exceptions on 13 September, drawing furious protests from abortion rights advocates in the halls of the state Capitol building.

The bill is awaiting the signature of Republican Governor Jim Justice, who convened a special legislative session in July to “clarify and modernise” the state’s abortion laws after the US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion in June.

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