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The GOP-dominated West Virginia House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow for taxpayer money to be funneled into anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. The vote Thursday came months after lawmakers
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On this episode of The Legislature Today, the House of Delegates last week approved House Bill 2007. The bill would limit gender-affirming medical care for anyone under 18. During two committee hearings on the bill, lawmakers called no expert witnesses. Curtis Tate talks with Del. Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, and Isabella Cortez, gender policy manager with Fairness West Virginia, to understand the potential impacts.
Lawmakers on the House Floor discussed the risks and benefits of forgoing a Certificate of Need for birthing centers to open in West Virginia.
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The 84-10 vote comes a day after nearly 80 people — including doctors, religious leaders, parents and LGBTQ youth — testified during a public hearing urging lawmakers to reject the "harmful" anti-transgender bill.