Bill > HB4674

This bill defines an "abortifacient" as any drug, medicine, substance, chemical, or means used to cause an abortion that either requires a prescription or is not FDA-approved and primarily used for abortion, and it prohibits the use or sale of such substances. It establishes criminal penalties, including up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine, for performing or attempting to perform an abortion with an abortifacient, though it clarifies this does not apply to the pregnant woman herself and provides defenses for licensed physicians providing legitimate medical care or pharmacies filling valid prescriptions. The bill also allows for civil lawsuits, where a woman can sue anyone who knowingly or intentionally performs or attempts to perform an abortion in violation of these provisions, potentially recovering $10,000 in damages for each violation, and it defines "foreign sender" to include those who mail or intentionally place abortifacients into the stream of commerce knowing they are likely to be used in the state, or knowingly prescribe them to someone in the state.

Health and Social Services

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4674&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill