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Introduced Version House Joint Resolution 111 History

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WEST virginia legislature

2018 regular session

Introduced

House Joint Resolution 111

By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Kessinger, Rowan, Ward, Fast, C. Romine, Frich, Hollen, Graves, Jennings and Harshbarger

[Introduced February 7, 2018; Referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
]

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia to amend article six thereof by adding thereto a new section, designated section fifty-seven, and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia, two-thirds of the members elected to each house agreeing thereto:

That the question of ratification or rejection of an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia be submitted to the voters of the state at the next general election to be held in the year 2018, which proposed amendment is that article VI thereof be amended by adding thereto a new section designated section fifty-seven, to read as follows:

ARTICLE VI.  THE LEGISLATURE.

§57.  State funds for abortions prohibited; exception.

No public funds of this State may be used to pay for abortions, except when the procedure is necessary to save the life of the mother.

Resolved further, That in accordance with the provisions of article eleven, chapter three of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, such amendment is hereby numbered “Amendment No. 1” and designated as the “Amendment prohibiting state funding for abortion except when necessary to save the life of the mother,“ and the purpose of the proposed amendment is summarized as follows: “To prohibit state funding for abortion, except when necessary to save the life of the mother.“

 

NOTE: The purpose of this resolution is to amend the State Constitution to prohibit state funding for abortion, except when necessary to save the life of the mother.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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