Press Releases

Baumwell named ACLU-WV Interim Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 20, 2022 CONTACT: Billy Wolfe [email protected]

ACLU Settles Lawsuit After West Virginia Officials Reveal New Process for Amending Names and Gender Markers on Birth Certificates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2022 National Media Contact: Gillian Branstetter, Communications Strategist, [email protected]

Trouble Voting? Call the ACLU-WV Election Protection Hotline.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 12, 2022 Contact: Billy Wolfe [email protected]

TRAGIC, OUTRAGEOUS, UNNECCESSARY: LEGISLATURE PASSES TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION

After weeks of deal-making behind closed doors, the West Virginia Legislature has banned abortion, subjecting half of the state’s population to second-class status and placing lifesaving health care out of reach for tens of thousands.

VICTORY: Court Blocks Archaic and Cruel Criminal Abortion Ban

Ruling provides clarity on law that dates back more than 150 years.

State Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to 150-Year-Old West Virginia Abortion Ban

On Monday, a Kanawha County Circuit Court judge will hear out lawsuit challenging West Virginia's archaic abortion ban.

State Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to 150-Year-Old West Virginia Abortion Ban

On Monday, Kanawha County Circuit Court judge will hear out lawsuit challenging West Virginia's archaic abortion ban.