Abortion

A Capitol Mural Controversy, Chronic Absenteeism And Two Years Post-Roe, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we mark two years since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which protected access to abortion nationally. We discuss how that’s changed reproductive health care in the Mountain State.

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Thousands Travel Outside W.Va. For Abortion Care After Roe

More than 2,200 West Virginia residents traveled out of state to receive an abortion in 2023. Among them, 820 went to Maryland, 600 went to Pennsylvania and 590 went to Virginia.

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Supreme Court Abortion Pill Decision Has Little Effect In W.Va.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing a medication widely used in abortions.

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