West Virginia Governor Signs Bill to Stop Underage Abortions Without Parental Notification
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has signed a bill which will close a loophole in a 1984 law that allows a second physician to sign off on an underage girl's abortion, circumventing her parents ever finding out about it. Planned Parenthood, NARAL and other pro-choice groups oppose parental involvement.
The governor has signed the Parent's Right to Know Act, which recognizes the rights of parents to know when their underage daughter is seeking an abortion.