Tomblin vetoes 20-week abortion ban

[MadCrow]

1. Abortion Veto

I am proud of Gov. Tomblin for vetoing HB 4588. Roe vs. Wade is the law of the land and I think that the majority of people would agree that abortion should be "safe, legal, and rare" and a decision made by the woman and her doctor. The article in the Gazette noted that there were only 7 post-20 weeks abortions in WV in 2010. I am sure that these women agonized over their decisions and that they weren't made lightly or callously. If we want to reduce the numbers of abortions we should expand Planned Parenthood and make contraception part of Obamacare. I just hope the advocates behind this bill don't go crazy and turn us into Texas or Kansas in regards to women's health care.