Senate Bill No. 152
(By Senators Green and D. Facemire)
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[Introduced January 13, 2010; 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 by both parents;
and providing for a misdemeanor 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 $500 nor
more than $1,000, or confined in jail not more than six months, or
both fined and confined.
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. It also provides for a misdemeanor criminal penalty.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.