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West Virginia Abortion Law Post-Dobbs
In 1848, Virginia passed a law criminalizing performing abortion procedures, except in certain cases where the act was done in “good faith, with the intention of saving the life of such woman or child.” This statute remains valid in West Virginia, post the state’s secession in 1863.