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”