West Virginia Governor Signs Born Alive Bill Into Law
The governor of West Virginia signed a bill into law that protects babies born alive through botched abortions and penalizes doctors for allowing these babies to die.
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed House Bill 4007 into law Monday, a bill that requires medical practitioners to use “the same degree of reasonable medical judgment to preserve the life of a fetus which is born alive as would be used in a live non-abortion birth of the same gestational age.”
The bill also criminalizes the “failure to exercise such judgment” and makes such a failure of judgement a “violation of medical licensure standards.” . . .
I truly believe that every human life, born or unborn, is a gift from God. It was a no-brainer for me to sign the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act today. This new law will protect babies who survive an attempted abortion procedure. #WV #WVGov https://t.co/tmHS8wBBXk
— Governor Jim Justice (@WVGovernor) March 2, 2020
The law is largely seen as symbolic since West Virginia law already forbids abortions after 20 weeks unless the life of the mother is in danger. Women who wish to obtain an abortion in West Virginia must first receive state directed counseling and then wait 24 hours before obtaining the abortion.
State law also requires that the parent of a minor be notified before a minor obtains an abortion. (Read more from “West Virginia Governor Signs Born Alive Bill Into Law” HERE)
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