Please join us Thursday, March, 2025 for PRO-LIFE RALLY DAY! State Capitol in Charleston at Noon inside the lower rotunda beginning at 9:00 a.m. Highlights – Register in the lower rotunda from 9 – 10 a.m. Meet with your Legislators by appointment* from 9 – 10:30 a.m. Be introduced in the House/Senate Galleries when session begins
Dear Friends, Most Americans are very uncomfortable about the idea of abortion, but many of them cling to the notion that abortion must be available for the “hard cases” such as “in the case of rape.” Wanda Franz, Ph.D.WVFL President They are truly compassionate in wanting to provide help to the woman pregnant
For immediate release: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 For further information: Tatiana Bergum, (202) 626-8825 or mediarelations@nrlc.org GAO report confirms elective abortion coverage widespread in Obamacare exchange plans WASHINGTON – A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan investigatory arm of Congress, made public today, provides dismaying confirmation of earlier predictions by National Right
Wanda Franz, Ph.D.WVFL President Dear Friends, We at West Virginians for Life deeply appreciate your commitment to the pro-life cause and your support of our work for life here in West Virginia. One of our primary goals is to educate West Virginians, including our young people. West Virginians for Life is pleased to
Wanda Franz, Ph.D.WVFL President Dear Friends, We at West Virginians for Life deeply appreciate your commitment to the pro-life cause and your support of our work for life here in West Virginia. One of our primary goals is to educate pro-life West Virginians. A major opportunity for education occurs at our annual WVFL
By Wanda Franz, Ph.D., WVFL President The Supreme Court’s decision involving the family-owned Hobby Lobby company raises issues of Federal Government overreach on many levels. When the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) became law, it reserved large areas of decision-making for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). West Virginians for Life along with National
by Opinion Editor Gunter N. Franz, PhD Associate Professor emeritus, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology West Virginia University School of Medicine The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling has evoked a variety of critical comments. Many of these comments claim that the Hobby Lobby ruling gives employers the right to deny their employees access
Wanda Franz, Ph.D.WVFL President Dear Friends, On Friday, March 28, after the close of business, Governor Tomblin vetoed HB 4588, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. He claimed the bill was unconstitutional—a determination that is usually left to the courts. He used, as an excuse, the courts’ invalidation of Arizona’s “Mother’s Health and
West Virginians for Life (WVFL) is continuing its work to pass The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, lifesaving legislation that would protect West Virginia’s unborn babies who can feel pain from being aborted, by asserting a compelling state interest in their lives. Encouraging statements have been recently released from Senate President Jeff Kessler and Senate
WVFL PresidentWanda Franz, Ph.D. Dear Friends, West Virginians for Life is making plans for the 2nd Annual Golf FORE Life! Tournament. It will be held on Monday, June 23, Bridgeport Country Club, noon tee time. This big fund-raising event will help us do our important educational work. The First Annual West Virginians for
