West Virginia , Passes Sweeping , Abortion Ban.<br />On September 16, West Virginia Governor <br />Jim Justice signed a bill into law that prohibits<br />nearly all abortions with few exceptions.<br />On September 16, West Virginia Governor <br />Jim Justice signed a bill into law that prohibits<br />nearly all abortions with few exceptions.<br />I've done exactly what I said <br />I would do -- I've signed it, Jim Justice, West Virginia Governor, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that the ban, which includes exceptions <br />for certain medical situations or cases of rape <br />or incest, goes into effect immediately.<br />Criminal penalties associated <br />with the bill will begin <br />to take effect in 90 days.<br />House Bill 302 makes West Virginia the second state to pass restrictive legislation on abortion rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.<br />House Bill 302 makes West Virginia the second state to pass restrictive legislation on abortion rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.<br />I said over and over and over <br />that I stand strongly for life. <br />But I also said we have to <br />have reasonable, reasonable <br />and logical exceptions, Jim Justice, West Virginia Governor, via CNN.<br />I said over and over and over <br />that I stand strongly for life. <br />But I also said we have to <br />have reasonable, reasonable <br />and logical exceptions, Jim Justice, West Virginia Governor, via CNN.<br />There's people that are going<br /> -- on either side -- that are probably <br />not going to get everything <br />and anything that they wanted, Jim Justice, West Virginia Governor, via CNN.<br />There's people that are going<br /> -- on either side -- that are probably <br />not going to get everything <br />and anything that they wanted, Jim Justice, West Virginia Governor, via CNN.<br />Planned Parenthood South Atlantic's director of public affairs, Alisa Clements, argues that the bill , "will be deadly for the people of our state.".<br />The limited exceptions in this bill <br />are so narrow and so tightly restricted <br />that it will make it extremely difficult <br />for people in vulnerable situations <br />— including minors and survivors <br />of sexual assault — to get the care they need, Alisa Clements, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic's director of public affairs, via CNN.<br />The limited exceptions in this bill <br />are so narrow and so tightly restricted <br />that it will make it extremely difficult <br />for people in vulnerable situations <br />— including minors and survivors <br />of sexual assault — to get the care they need, Alisa Clements, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic's director of public affairs, via CNN
