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The West Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 173, which prohibits the trafficking and dispensing of abortion pills, defining abortifacients and establishing penalties for violations, including felony charges for non-medical professionals and license revocation for medical professionals. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 531, the First Amendment Preservation Act, which restricts state agencies from contracting with media monitoring or fact-checking organizations to maintain viewpoint neutrality in state spending.

West Virginia Senate Bill 173, which prohibits out-of-state entities and health care providers from sending abortion pills into the state and establishes felony penalties for violations, has advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee to the full Senate for a vote. The bill amends the West Virginia Unborn Child Protection Act to specifically target chemical abortifacients and includes provisions allowing civil lawsuits and requiring medical professionals to attest to knowledge of the law.

West Virginia Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources advanced Senate Bill 173, which would ban the trafficking and dispensing of chemical abortion pills in the state by amending the West Virginia Unborn Child Protection Act to prohibit abortifacients. The bill includes felony penalties for non-medical professionals, license revocation for medical professionals who violate the law, and allows civil lawsuits with damages for violations, while exempting women who receive abortifacients from criminal charges.