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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

West Virginia lawmakers introduce 15-week abortion ban

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

West Virginia lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks — a proposal nearly identical to the Mississippi law currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

As the nation waits for the court to make a decision later this year in the abortion case that could overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, at least two states — West Virginia and Florida — have introduced bills mirroring Mississippi's.

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