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WV SB599

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Rucker

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any person or entity from sending, prescribing, or dispensing abortifacients (drugs intended to cause abortion) to individuals in West Virginia, including via mail, courier, or interstate commerce

  • Establishes criminal penalties of 3-10 years imprisonment for non-medical professionals who violate the prohibition; licensed medical professionals face mandatory license revocation through their licensing boards

  • Creates a civil cause of action allowing pregnant women or their family members to sue violators for $10,000 per abortion performed or attempted, plus injunctive relief

  • Exempts pharmacies filling valid prescriptions from licensed West Virginia medical professionals, and physicians performing procedures for legitimate medical reasons that accidentally harm an unborn child

  • Requires extensive informed consent procedures for any abortion permitted under existing exceptions, including 24-hour waiting periods, information about "abortion pill reversal," ultrasound viewing options, and state-published materials on fetal development and alternatives to abortion

Legislative Description

Prohibiting abortifacients

Health

Last Action

To Health and Human Resources

1/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Resources1/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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