The West Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 173 to further criminalize the distribution of abortion pills, imposing felony penalties for non-medical providers and allowing civil actions against violators, with exemptions for licensed medical professionals and protections for pregnant women. Additionally, the Senate approved Senate Bill 531, the First Amendment Preservation Act, which prohibits state agencies from contracting with media monitoring services that use bias or fact-checking ratings, aiming to prevent viewpoint discrimination in state advertising contracts.
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