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Victory! West Virginia Votes to Declare State Constitution Has No "Right to Abortion": "Outrageous Abuse Ends Now""Over the years, West Virginia taxpayers have been forced to fund the destruction of more than 35,000 innocent unborn children—including late-term abortions—at a cost of nearly 10 million dollars. This outrageous abuse ends now." -Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser (Charleston, WV)— [Lifesitenews.com] Pro-lifers won a major victory in West Virginia Tuesday, as voters approved a ballot initiative clarifying that the state constitution contains no "right" to abortion. (Photo: Ashley Glass' son Dylan pictured here, was left to die/ Ashley Glass/via LifeSiteNews) With 97% of precincts reporting in, Amendment 1 passed by a margin of 17,184 votes, West Virginia Metro News reports. It amends the West Virginia Constitution to include a line stating, "Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion." The measure is meant to counteract a 1993 ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals that has long forced Medicaid to fund abortions as a state-level constitutional "right." While its success does not affect or override Roe v. Wade, it does ensure that the state Constitution can't be used as a basis to strike down duly-enacted pro-life laws in the Mountain State. Pro-life scholar Michael New hailed the referendum as the most consequential pro-life success of the election, noting it will directly save "hundreds" of babies annually... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click here to continue reading.
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