Urgent Action Needed to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks in West Virginia

Unborn babies who are capable of feeling pain won a great victory in the West Virginia House of Delegates. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.B. 4588) passed out of the House Health and Human Resources Committee without debate on February 17, 2014, and the Judiciary Committee plans to have it on the agenda on Friday, February 21, at 8:00 a.m.

Any pro-life West Virginian with a delegate on the Judiciary Committee should contact their delegate and urge them to pass this important lifesaving legislation. For a list of WV Delegates on the Judiciary Committee, click here or see below. ultrasound4dAs long as H.B.4588 passes out of Judiciary as expected, the bill will go to the House floor for first, second, and third readings. After the vote for passage (which should pass by overwhelming pro-life margins), the bill will be sent to the West Virginia Senate for passage there.

This legislation will protect West Virginia’s unborn babies who can feel pain from a gruesome death by dismemberment or other horrific abortion techniques. Substantial medical evidence demonstrates the baby’s ability to feel pain is present by 20 weeks of life.

We know that pro-life legislation saves lives. We know that every year legislators don’t pass pro-life legislation, precious little babies die.

The passage of this important lifesaving legislation – the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – is not possible without the continued support, prayers and action by pro-life West Virginians from across the state.

The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is already law in ten states, and has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Any pro-life West Virginian with a delegate on the Judiciary Committee (see list below), should contact their delegate and urge them to pass this important lifesaving legislation. Voicemail messages are appropriate to leave, if a person does not answer.CLICK LIKE IF YOU’RE PRO-LIFE!

Delegate Lane - Minority Vice-Chair (Kanawha, Putnam) 304-340-3275 patrick.lane@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Lynch – (Nicholas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster) 304-340-3916 dana.lynch@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Manypenny – (Marion, Monongalia, Taylor) 304-340-3139 mike.manypenny@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Pino – (Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh) 304-340-3170 john.pino@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Sponaugle – (Hardy, Pendleton) 304-340-3154 isaac.sponaugle@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Ireland – (Pleasants, Ritchie) 304-340-3195 woody.ireland@wvhouse.gov

Delegate O’Neal – (Monroe, Raleigh, Summers) 304-340-3164 john.oneal@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Manchin - Chair (Marion) 304-340-3392 tmanchin@manchininjurylaw.com

Delegate Hunt - Vice-Chair (Kanawha) 304-340-3366 mhunt@markahunt.com

Delegate Ellem - Minority Chair (Wood) 304-340-3394 john.ellem@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Lane - Minority Vice-Chair (Kanawha, Putnam) 304-340-3275 patrick.lane@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Ferro – (Marshall, Ohio) 304-340-3111 mike.ferro@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Fleischauer – (Monongalia) 304-340-3169 barbaraf@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Longstreth – (Marion) 304-340-3124 linda.longstreth@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Lynch – (Nicholas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster) 304-340-3916 dana.lynch@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Manypenny – (Marion, Monongalia, Taylor) 304-340-3139 mike.manypenny@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Marcum – (Logan, Mingo) 304-340-3126 justin.marcum@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Moore – (McDowell, Mercer) 304-340-3189 clif.moore@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Pino – (Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh) 304-340-3170 john.pino@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Poore – (Kanawha) 304-340-3106 meshea.poore@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Skinner – (Jefferson) 304-340-3248 stephen.skinner@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Sponaugle – (Hardy, Pendleton) 304-340-3154 isaac.sponaugle@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Wells – (Kanawha) 304-340-3287 danny.wells@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Frich – (Monongalia) 304- 340-3125 cindy.frich@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Hamilton – (Upshur) 304-340-3167 bill.hamilton@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Householder – (Berkeley) 304-340-3274 eric.householder@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Ireland – (Pleasants, Ritchie) 304-340-3195 woody.ireland@wvhouse.gov

Delegate McCuskey – (Kanawha) 304-340-3183 john.mccuskey@wvhouse.gov

Delegate O’Neal – (Monroe, Raleigh, Summers) 304-340-3164 john.oneal@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Overington – (Berkeley) 304-340-3148 john@overington.com

Delegate Shott – (Mercer, Raleigh) 304-340-3187 john.shott@wvhouse.gov

Delegate Sobonya – (Cabell) 304-340-3175 kelli.sobonya@wvhouse.gov

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