LOOTPRESS: Hope and Help for Moms in the Mountain State
By: Kayla Kessinger and Kathy Barton | August 15, 2025
Three years ago this month, we celebrated a shining moment in West Virginia’s legacy: the passage of the Unborn Child Protection Act.
As the second state to enact pro-life protections after the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, we’re grateful to our state legislature for paving the way to make West Virginia one of the best places for mothers and families to raise their children.
In the three years since our lifesaving law went into effect, we’ve doubled down on our commitment to be here for our littlest Mountaineers – and their mothers.
Abortion has never and will never help a woman escape an abusive relationship. Abortion has never and will never help a woman who is behind on rent and fears she won’t have a safe shelter for herself and her baby.
Nearly 70% of women with a history of abortion describe their abortions as inconsistent with their own values and preferences, with one in four describing their abortions as unwanted or coerced. Despite the abortion industry’s claims that abortion gives women a choice, the majority of women feel like they never had one. Pressured by an abusive partner, shipped dangerous abortion drugs in the mail, left to take the abortion drug in her home, isolated and alone without follow up care – this is the reality of the so-called “choice” the abortion industry claims to offer.
