H. B. 2516
(By Delegate Blair)
[Introduced February 17, 2009; 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 section, designated §16-2F-10, relating to prohibiting a business or
organization from performing abortions in a public facility; and providing for
a penalty.
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 section, designated §16-2F-10, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2F. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF ABORTIONS PERFORMED ON UNEMANCIPATED
MINORS.
§16-2F-10. Abortions prohibited in public facility; penalty.
A business or organization that performs abortions may not use any public
facility. Any business or organization that knowingly uses a public facility
for abortions, as determined by the applicable Board of Health, shall be fined
not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit businesses or organizations from
using a public facility to perform abortions; and providing for a penalty.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law,
and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.