House Judiciary passed S.J.R. 12 out of committee today during their meeting.
S.J.R. 12 would amend the Constitution, giving no Constitutional right to abortion.
If passed by two-thirds of the House of Delegates, the resolution will be on the ballot in the 2018 West Virginia General Election in November.
Delegates Chad Lovejoy (D-Cabell) and Phil Isner (D- Randolph) offered an amendment to the resolution that would require a special election to vote on the resolution on July 21, 2018.
With concerns of political motivation during this election year, Delegate Lovejoy said his amendment would not only draw away from that but if passed sooner, could potentially prevent hundreds of abortions from occurring this year.
The amendment was rejected by the committee.
Delegate Kayla Kessinger (R-Fayette), who supported the resolution, said that her passion about this issue is what led her to run for her seat in the House of Delegates.
S.J.R. 12 passed through the House Judiciary Committee.
