Changing Hearts & Minds in Pocahontas County WV

“I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.”

—Ronald Reagan

State President's Blog

The President of West Virginians for Life is Wanda Franz, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Child Development and Family Studies at West Virginia University. She is also the past president of the National Right to Life Committee, a position she held for 20 years. The "President’s Corner" contains her letters and up-to-date commentary....

County President's Blog

Judy Fuller has been part of the pro-life movement in Pocahontas County for over 20 years with a brief break when she was in Tucker County and revitalized the group. She has been married for 40 years and has three sons and two grandsons. Her oldest son is Down Syndrome and lives at home with mom and dad. Read more....

Calendar of Events

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Supreme Court blocks Texas from enforcing parts of pro-life H.B. 2 | NRL News Today

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Requirement that abortion facilities meet ambulatory surgical center standards blocked and exemptions given to two abortion facilities on requirement that abortionists have admitting privileges within 30 miles.

“With three justices dissenting, the Supreme Court tonight blocked parts of H.B. 2, the 2013 omnibus pro-life bill, from taking effect. Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas, and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said they would have allowed the entire law to be enforced.”

Read more: Supreme Court blocks Texas from enforcing parts of pro-life H.B. 2 | NRL News Today.

The words “It’s a girl” shouldn’t be a death sentence.

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Genetic counselors report sex-selection abortion qualms yet do nothing

Pro-choice feminists find themselves in a quandary when they are faced with sex–selection abortions, especially when, as is usually the case, they are performed because the baby is a girl. Sadly, most feminists have chosen to overlook this obvious misogyny and support such abortions. They argue that a woman has the right to abort her child even if she is doing so solely to prevent another prenatal “woman” from being born. This seems like a blindingly obvious case of discrimination against women, but pro-choicers tend to support these abortions based on “women’s rights.” In bizarre cases, feminist groups even proclaim that fighting female feticide (i.e., abortions to eliminate baby girls) is “anti-feminist.” An example is this… [read more at NationalRightToLifeNews.org]

Planned Parenthood will not appeal Missouri law extending reflection period from 24 hours to 72 hours

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Missouri chamber

Many hundreds of pro-life citizens came to the Missouri State Capitol chanting “Override, override, override…”

When pro-abortionists were arguing against a new Missouri law that increased the time of reflection after counseling before an abortion can be performed from 24 hours to 72 hours, they insisted HB 1307 was unconstitutional. Undeterred (as NRL News Today reported last month), the legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon with the law taking effect this Friday. Guess what? Pro-abortionists have chosen not to appeal the “”onerous” and “burdensome” law! Read more at NationalRightToLifeNews.org