WV SB487 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-08 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-08 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act that asserts a compelling state interest in protecting the lives of unborn children from the stage at which substantial medical evidence indicates that they are capable of feeling pain. The bill prohibits abortion of unborn child of twenty or more weeks post-fertilization age.
Title
Creating WV Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Roman Prezioso [D] | Del. Samuel Cann [D] | Sen. Robert Beach [D] | Sen. Mike Hall [R] |
| Sen. Daniel Hall [D] | Sen. Donna Boley [R] | Sen. Mitch Carmichael [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-08 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2013-03-08 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2013-03-08 | Senate | To Judiciary then Finance |
| 2013-03-08 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2364 (Similar To) 2013-02-13 - To House Health and Human Resources
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2M | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 10 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 11 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 7 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2M | 9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
