Historic Night in WV as Amendment 1 Passes and Successful Endorsements Allow for Biggest Pro-Life Gains Yet

Amendment 1 historically passed statewide with 5,878 voters making the difference. Legislative Coordinator for the WV Alliance for Ethical Health Care, Mary H. Tillman, JD, said, “The WV Alliance for Ethical Health Care, West Virginians for Life, and organizations that advocate for the rights of persons living with disabilities celebrate the successful passage of Amendment 1. Following the strong exampleContinue readingHistoric Night in WV as Amendment 1 Passes and Successful Endorsements Allow for Biggest Pro-Life Gains Yet

Governor Signs 2nd Chances at Life Act

Please take a moment to call Senator Manchin and thank him for taking such a strong stand on keeping the filibuster. Call 202.224.3954. Please visit WVSpeaks.com to find other urgent bills pertinent to the pro-life movement for which Senator Manchin’s vote may be the determining factor. VISIT WVSPEAKS.COM TO TAKE ACTION! This was volunteer James Gomez in 2020 explaining toContinue readingGovernor Signs 2nd Chances at Life Act

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West Virginia House Passes Pro-Life Bill Saving Babies From Abortion

By MARY ANNE BUCHANAN The Second Chances at Life Act (HB 2982/SB 609) successfully passed in the West Virginia House of Delegates today by a bipartisan 83-15 vote. Passage followed a 19-5 vote in the House Health Committee on March 16 and a 22-3 vote in the House Judiciary Committee on March 18. The Second Chances at Life Act nextContinue readingWest Virginia House Passes Pro-Life Bill Saving Babies From Abortion

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Dr Wanda Franz receives tribute, Pro-Life Angel Lifetime Achievement Award, at 22nd Rose Dinner

On November 12, 2020, West Virginians For Life presented to Dr. Wanda Franz the first ever Pro-Life Angel Lifetime Achievement Award during a tribute to her at the 22nd annual Rose Dinner. Wanda Franz, PhD is a developmental psychologist and professor emerita of child development in the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences at WV University in Morgantown. She joinedContinue readingDr Wanda Franz receives tribute, Pro-Life Angel Lifetime Achievement Award, at 22nd Rose Dinner

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VIDEO: WV Gov. Jim Justice signs ‘The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ (HB 4007) on 3/2/2020

West Virginians For Life introduced and backed this legislation. We’re thrilled it’s now law, and that WV is yet again making nationwide news with pro-life leadership. Join us: wvforlife.org/membership — Better yet, step up to Rose Society Membership while you’re there! — Already a member? Give here: wvforlife.org/donate Note: It’s newsworthy that our WV legislators succeeded in bipartisan passage ofContinue readingVIDEO: WV Gov. Jim Justice signs ‘The Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ (HB 4007) on 3/2/2020

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WV makes nationwide news again with pro-life leadership

The Christian Post’s national headline reads: “W.Va. governor signs law requiring doctors to help babies born alive after abortion.” It’s newsworthy that our WV legislators succeeded in bipartisan passage of the very thing federal lawmakers can’t even bring to the floor: actionable protection for babies who survive abortionists’ best efforts to kill them. The Mountain State’s leadership continues to beContinue readingWV makes nationwide news again with pro-life leadership

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Babies Born Alive After Abortion Can be Left to Die in 16 States

Excerpts: Family Research Council today released a first-of-its-kind set of maps showing the strength of born-alive abortion survivor protection laws and the legal status of late term abortion in every state. Protections for born-alive abortion survivors became a national conversation when New York and Illinois walked back their protections earlier this year, removing existing protections for infants born alive during failed abortionContinue readingBabies Born Alive After Abortion Can be Left to Die in 16 States

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URGENT! Call Senator Joe Manchin!

Senator Manchin is being flooded with phone calls from Planned Parenthood supporters telling him to oppose defunding Planned Parenthood facilities. Planned Parenthood is THE largest abortion provider in the country. The number of abortions performed in 2017 by PP was 332,757, which is over a third of the yearly total. Their other health care services have been steadily going down, while theContinue readingURGENT! Call Senator Joe Manchin!

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WVFL Calls Out Poll Bias

West Virginians for Life today released a response to the WV Free press release which made claims that WVFL finds hard to believe. In the words of WVFL President Dr. Wanda Franz, “Given their history of misrepresenting the issue of abortion, it is difficult to take the results of the WV Free poll seriously without seeing the details of theContinue readingWVFL Calls Out Poll Bias