West Virginia Abortion Laws

  • West Virginia is  #1 in drug use and overdose in the nation

  • Charlotte Lozier Institute – Statistics 2021
    • 41% of all abortions in WV are chemical abortions
    • 17 abortions for every one adoption
    • In WV the abortion rate for black women are 2.4 times higher than Caucasian women.
  • Infant mortality is among the highest in the nation along with
    • Preterm Birth rates
    • Teen Birth Rates
    • Cesarean Birth Rates
    • Low Birth Rates
  • 1 in 6 West Virginians live below the poverty level

  • 2020 march of Dimes said rural maternity health care was a “Maternity Dessert”