Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Overdose Awareness Day Recognizes Those Lost - Without Stigma
Saturday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Held annually, it is the world’s largest campaign to end overdose without stigma and remember those who have died and their families.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: The Geography Of Abortion
State borders are now all important in determining access to abortion. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, West Virginia’s only abortion clinic has moved across the border to Maryland to continue providing abortions.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsACLU Drops Federal Lawsuit Against W.Va. Abortion Ban
West Virginia abortion providers and advocates dropped a federal lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLegal Filings Continue Over W.Va. Abortion Law
In response to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of West Virginia’s abortion law, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday filed a motion to intervene.
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ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Against W.Va. Abortion Ban: Women's Health Center Of West Virginia v. Sheth
West Virginia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court challenging multiple provisions of HB 302, the state’s near-total abortion ban passed in 2022.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAbortion Clinic Goes Before Judge To Challenge W.Va. Ban
West Virginia's only abortion clinic was going before a county judge on Monday to ask that an 1800s-era law be thrown out so the facility can immediately resume abortions.
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