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Jan. 7 letters to the editor

On abortion, Hoppy just doesn’t get it “The data show that [post-Dobbs anti-abortion legislation] has prevented abortions within the state boundaries, but it has not stopped women from seeking abortions in other states.” — Hoppy Kercheval (DP-12-29-23). What an absurd conclusion ...

Border state abortions are on the rise

Data show that in recent years between 1,000 and 1,200 abortions were performed annually in West Virginia. But that was before the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and sent the abortion question back to the states. West Virginia’s legislature responded in September 2022 by ...

Dec. 24 letters to the editor

Club wants to hang banners of veterans The local GFWC Mountaineer Woman’s Club, part of the national General Federated Woman’s Club, is a civic organization that has interests in public affairs, arts and culture, the environment and education. Our focus for this two-year period has ...

The Supreme Court should not curtail access to abortion pill

by Lisa Jarvis The U.S. Supreme Court next year will decide whether more restrictions should be placed on mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen for medication abortion. Although mifepristone doesn’t seem to be at risk of being yanked from the market entirely, if the court sides ...

‘Pro-life’ politicians sell a fantasy. Here’s reality

Pro-life politicians are the world’s best salesmen. They sell the fantasy of every baby born perfect, with 10 fingers and 10 toes and scrunched pink faces and chubby little fists. They sell the idea of perfect traditional nuclear families and paint women seeking abortion as young, ...

‘I need to end my pregnancy now’

Why Kate Cox is suing Texas over abortion law by Kate Cox We have always wanted a large family, and after our 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son came along, Justin and I began planning and trying for one more. Because both of my earlier pregnancies required C-sections, we knew ...