Press Releases

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.

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.

We Dissent: March to Call on WV Lawmakers to Protect Abortion Rights

Abortion bans strip us of our freedom. It's time to turn our collective outrage into action.

We're Suing to Have the State's 19th Century Crime of Abortion Declared Unenforceable

Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, we're asking a court to make it clear that this archaic law cannot be enforced

ACLU-WV Statement on Supreme Court's Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2022 CONTACT: Billy Wolfe [email protected]

More than 100 Justice-Impacted People Rally at State Capitol

As West Virginia’s crisis of jail overcrowding and rising incarceration rates continue, justice-impacted people and criminal law reform advocates rallied on Tuesday at the State Capitol on various pieces of legislation currently under consideration.