Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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Senate Health Passes Bill To Provide Access To Abortion Reversal Medication
The Senate Health and Human Resources Committee discussed a bill to provide funds for abortion reversal medication.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal Layoffs Continue, Abortion Medication And Governor Presses For Tax Cuts, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, seven mining operations are to close, the state Senate votes to ban abortion medication by mail, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey presses for tax cuts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsElection Changes, State Budget And Abortion Medication, At The Legislature This Week
On The Legislature This Week, House Finance leaders provide us with some insight into the state budget process. We also hear about lawmakers’ ideas to change local elections, as well as a bill restricting abortion medication in the Senate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMedications To End Pregnancy Under Consideration By Senate Committee
A bill to ban mail order medications intended to end a pregnancy in West Virginia is under discussion in the Senate.
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The Decision To Cut Abortion Meds And A Push To Strengthen Harm Reduction, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Chris Schulz examines a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week to allow limits on the sale of abortion medications – even those medications that the FDA has deemed to be safe and effective. Plus, harm reduction programs are controversial – and opponents often point to figures that suggest they aren’t particularly effective.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRestricting Abortion Meds And Feeding The Hungry After SNAP Cuts, This West Virginia Morning
A new ruling from the Fourth Circuit may make it harder for West Virginians to terminate a pregnancy, and the head of a Huntington foodbank details the impact of pending SNAP cuts on the hungry in Appalachia.
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