WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2022 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4328
By Delegates Pinson, Burkhammer, Keaton, Kessinger and Mandt
[Introduced January 21, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2Q-1, relating to abortion, requiring all abortions to be performed by a physician board-certified eligible in obstetrics and gynecology.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARticle 2Q. Abortion to be Performed by board certified physician.
§16-2Q-1. Abortion to be performed by board certified physician.
(a) Any abortion performed in the State of West Virginia shall be performed by a physician board-certified eligible in obstetrics and gynecology.
(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to create a right to abortion.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require all abortions to be performed by a physician board-certified eligible in obstetrics and gynecology.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.