Update: House passes abortion bill; Heads to Senate
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The West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday passed, by a 69-23 count, a bill to ban abortions in West Virginia, with only a few exceptions -- including an amendment that would allow for an abortion up to 14 weeks into the pregnancy in the case of rape or incest.
An earlier amendment proposed by Delegate Lisa Zukoff, D-Marshall, and several others that would have provided for an exception for pregnancies caused by rape or incest without a timeframe failed 68-20.
Northern Panhandle delegates voting for the bill, as passed, were delegates Mark Zatezalo and Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock; and Charlie Reynolds, R-Marshall.
Local delegates voting against the measure were Zukoff; Erikka Storch, R-Ohio; Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio; Dave Pethtel, D-Wetzel; and Phil Diserio, D-Brooke.
Delegate Dave Kelly, R-Tyler, was not in attendance.