H. B. 4273
(By Delegate Howard)
[Introduced January 30, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2J-1, relating to
providing that neither the state nor any county may reimburse
any person or entity for transporting any person to schedule,
arrange or procure an abortion.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2J-1, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2J. NO STATE-FUNDED TRANSPORTATION FOR ABORTION ACT.
§16-2J-1. Prohibition against reimbursement by state or county.
Neither the state nor its counties may pay or reimburse any
person, business, organization or other entity for transporting any
person to schedule, arrange or procure an abortion.
Nothing in this section may be construed or interpreted to
condone, permit, allow or endorse any abortion.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that neither the
state nor any county may reimburse any person or entity for
transporting any person to schedule, arrange or procure an
abortion.
§61-2J-1 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring
have been omitted.