H. B. 2129
(By Delegates Lane, Porter, Blair and Sumner)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto
a new article, designated §16-2K-1, relating to banning partial birth
abortions in instances when the unborn child is capable of survival if
delivered.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding
thereto a new article, designated §16-2K-1, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 16. PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BANNED IN INSTANCES WHEN UNBORN CHILD COULD
SURVIVE IF BORN.
§16-2K-1. Partial birth abortion banned in instances when unborn child could
survive if born
.
The procedure commonly referred to as partial birth abortion shall not be
performed in cases in which the unborn child is capable of survival if born or
delivered.
Nothing in this section shall be construed or interpreted to condone, permit,
allow or endorse any abortion.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to ban partial birth abortions in instances
where the fetus could survive if delivered.
This article is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been
omitted.