Senate Bill No. 189
(By Senators Love and Barnes)
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[Introduced January 17, 2006; referred to the Committee
on Health and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated
§61-2-8a, relating to
making it illegal to transport a minor across state lines to
obtain an abortion without written consent from both parents;
and providing for a penalty.
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 section, designated §61-2-8a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON.
§61-2-8a. Transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion;
penalty.
If any person transports a minor across state lines to obtain
an abortion, without the written consent of both parents or the legal guardians of the minor, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or confined in
jail not more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make it illegal to
transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without
written consent by both parents, or the legal guardians of the
minor, and providing for a penalty.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.