Abortion in West Virginia

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into West Virginia, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into West Virginia

Protections

• The state's lawmakers have not passed protections for abortion.

Bans

• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing abortions at any point in pregnancy.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary for the pregnant person's physical health (excluding mental health).
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit based on the health or status of the fetus.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.
• It is a felony for providers to violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion, punishable by imprisonment and fines.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion because of a diagnosis of a fetal impairment or disability.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Extraction (D&X). This is sometimes referred to as a "partial birth" abortion ban, although this term has no clinical definition.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Evacuation (D&E), which is the method most commonly used in the second trimester.

Barriers

• The state requires a person to wait 24 hours between visits before obtaining an abortion from a provider.
• The state requires a person to make 1 in-person visits before obtaining an abortion from a provider.
• The state requires health care providers to give patients seeking abortion specific information prior to receiving abortion care. This information is often biased and inaccurate, and is intended to discourage abortion.
• The state only allows doctors to provide abortions.

Minors

• State law requires healthcare professionals inside the state to meet certain requirements before providing an abortion to minors below the age of 18.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to notify their parent or guardian.
• The state allows a judge to excuse a minor from having to notify or get consent from their parent or guardian before having an abortion inside the state. This is referred to as "judicial bypass."

Telehealth

• The state prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing medication abortion through telehealth.

Insurance

• The state allows Medicaid funds from the state to cover abortion when the pregnant person's physical health is endangered. This is often limited to cases when care is necessary to avert "substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function."
• The state allows Medicaid funds from the state to cover abortion in cases of a serious or fatal fetal diagnosis.