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MAKE SOME NOISE - OPPOSE SB 352 on Abortion
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] Let's Make Some Noise on this addition to the Abortion Ban! OPPOSE SB 352 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=352&year=…> . Contact your senators: WV Senate <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate/> The WV Legislature passed a near-total abortion ban in 2022. Now they want to make it worse! SB 352 requires health professionals to deceive their patients by sharing medically inaccurate claims and pushing discredited protocols that could harm patients. This bill is on first reading on the Senate floor. It would: - Creates special requirements for consent for abortion that do not improve counseling or even provide accurate information - Requires providers to lie to patients and push possibly harmful claims about medication abortion. - Push the deceptive and incendiary idea of “born alive” to try to make people support obstacles to abortion – and to perpetuate lies about how abortion is provided. For more information from WV Free <https://secure.everyaction.com/WoYHfIk9BEyq5PlBF1C77A2>.

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LETS MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Election Workers
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *Let’s Make Some Noise and SUPPORT SB 630 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=630&year=…> and HB 5362 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=5362&year…> to protect election workers!* These bills define protections for election officials and election workers, including poll workers, while performing their duties and clarifies the conditions and circumstances of such protections. HB 5362 goes a step further by prohibiting doxxing of election workers Referred to Judiciary Committees of both Senate and House: Senate Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate-judiciary-committee/>, Contact Phone: 304-357-7880 House Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/>, Contact Phone: 304-340-3252

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MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Children & Families in WV
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 09 Feb '24

09 Feb '24

[image: lwv msn logo.png] *Let’s Make Some Noise to Protect Children & Families in WV!* Contact your senators: Full WV Senate <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/senate/> *OPPOSE SB 562 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=562&year=…>, which would expand employment & training requirements for SNAP benefit eligibility. * This would require a new bureaucracy, which is costly, to keep hungry people from getting minimal food benefits. The cost-benefit ratio is not in anyone’s interest. Presently in Senate Workforce Committee <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/senate/SenateCommittee.cfm?Chart=wf> , Committee Contact Phone: 304-357-7920. *OPPOSE SB 614 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=614&year=…>, which is ostensibly to address elementary behavior intervention and safety, as determined K-6 teachers. * Behavioral interventions require funding and expertise that many WV school districts do not have. There is nothing in the bill about ongoing behavioral therapy or how to pay for it. Students would be removed from classrooms and, possibly, their schools, losing equal access to education. Evidence shows that such interventions often target our most vulnerable children — children of color, children from families navigating poverty, children who have experienced trauma. They deserve better. This bill is on third reading in the Senate, which is the final step before passage.

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Correction: MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

*CORRECTION:* Our earlier version of this alert included the wrong bill number for the erroneously named the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The correct bill number is HB 5243 *NOT* HB 4253. It has been corrected below. Unfortunately, the bill has advanced to the full House. *Please Make Some Noise with your delegate <https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/> and urge them to oppose the bill. * ---------- Forwarded message --------- Date: Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 5:18 PM Subject: [LWVWV] MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights Two bills right now require your attention! Let’s MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights! *Oppose SB 515 and HB 5243.* [image: lwv msn logo.png] School is often the only safe space for transgender students. We oppose *SB 515* because it would jeopardize that safety. SB 515 requires teachers to report to school administrators any time a student requests to be called a new name or to use different pronouns in class. School administrators are then required to notify the students’ parents or guardians. Let members of the Senate Education Committee know you oppose SB 515. Protect the rights of transgender students in West Virginia! *Senate Education* Name District Email Phone Azinger, Mike 03 - R mike.azinger(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7970 Boley, Donna J. 03 - R donna.boley(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7905 Chapman, Laura Wakim 01 - R laura.chapman(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7918 Clements, Charles H. 02 - R charles.clements(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7827 Deeds, Vince 10 - R vince.deeds(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7959 Grady, Amy 04 - R amy.grady(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7855 Maynard, Mark R. 06 - R mark.maynard(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7808 Oliverio, Mike 13 - R mike.oliverio(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7919 Plymale, Robert H. 05 - D robert.plymale(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7937 Roberts, Rollan A. 09 - R rollan.roberts(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7831 Stover, David 09 - R david.stover(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7807 Taylor, Jay 14 - R jay.taylor(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7914 Trump IV, Charles S. 15 - R charles.trump(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7880 *HB 5243* is erroneously named the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The bill does nothing to protect or enhance the rights of women but would discriminate against transgender people, for example, by banning them using restrooms that align with their gender identity in government buildings. Let the members of the House Judiciary Committee know you oppose HB 5243. The list of members, their emails and phone numbers may be found here: https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/ .*Update on SB 468, the Meet Baby Olivia Bill* We sent you a Make Some Noise message on this very troubling bill requiring 8th graders to watch a fetal development video produced by an anti-abortion group that has been discredited for their misleading and misrepresentative videos. We will keep you informed of SB 468’s progress as it moves through the legislature. *Revised link for text of HJR 27* The link we provided in an earlier Make Some Noise notice does not work. Here is another link to HJR 27, a proposal to amend the state constitution to guarantee reproductive rights for WV citizens. https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in… <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in…>

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MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights
by Lyn Widmyer 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

Two bills right now require your attention! Let’s MAKE SOME NOISE to Protect Transgender Rights! *Oppose SB 515 and HB 4253.* [image: lwv msn logo.png] School is often the only safe space for transgender students. We oppose *SB 515* because it would jeopardize that safety. SB 515 requires teachers to report to school administrators any time a student requests to be called a new name or to use different pronouns in class. School administrators are then required to notify the students’ parents or guardians. Let members of the Senate Education Committee know you oppose SB 515. Protect the rights of transgender students in West Virginia! *Senate Education* Name District Email Phone Azinger, Mike 03 - R mike.azinger(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7970 Boley, Donna J. 03 - R donna.boley(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7905 Chapman, Laura Wakim 01 - R laura.chapman(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7918 Clements, Charles H. 02 - R charles.clements(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7827 Deeds, Vince 10 - R vince.deeds(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7959 Grady, Amy 04 - R amy.grady(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7855 Maynard, Mark R. 06 - R mark.maynard(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7808 Oliverio, Mike 13 - R mike.oliverio(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7919 Plymale, Robert H. 05 - D robert.plymale(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7937 Roberts, Rollan A. 09 - R rollan.roberts(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7831 Stover, David 09 - R david.stover(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7807 Taylor, Jay 14 - R jay.taylor(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7914 Trump IV, Charles S. 15 - R charles.trump(a)wvsenate.gov (304) 357-7880 *HB 4253* is erroneously named the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The bill does nothing to protect or enhance the rights of women but would discriminate against transgender people, for example, by banning them using restrooms that align with their gender identity in government buildings. Let the members of the House Judiciary Committee know you oppose HB 4253. The list of members, their emails and phone numbers may be found here: https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/ .*Update on SB 468, the Meet Baby Olivia Bill* We sent you a Make Some Noise message on this very troubling bill requiring 8th graders to watch a fetal development video produced by an anti-abortion group that has been discredited for their misleading and misrepresentative videos. We will keep you informed of SB 468’s progress as it moves through the legislature. *Revised link for text of HJR 27* The link we provided in an earlier Make Some Noise notice does not work. Here is another link to HJR 27, a proposal to amend the state constitution to guarantee reproductive rights for WV citizens. https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in… <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hjr27%20in…> -- Lyn Widmyer, Vice President, LWVWV 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201

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MAKE SOME NOISE! Support Constitutional Amendment on Reproductive Rights
by Lyn Widmyer 03 Feb '24

03 Feb '24

A new amendment to the WV Constitution has been proposed to guarantee reproductive rights for WV citizens. The proposed amendment as outlined in HJR (House Joint Resolution) 27 would eliminate the most onerous parts of WV’s near-total abortion ban while still having some limits on reproductive health care. The LWVWV SUPPORTS this compromise and urges our members to *Make Some Noise*! Tell your Legislators, “Put this issue on the ballot and let the people decide.” [image: lwv msn logo.png] The first step in the process toward a constitutional amendment is consideration of HJR 27 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/resolution_history.cfm?year=2024&…> by the House Committee on Health and Human Resources. *MAKE SOME NOISE* and call or email to ask that HJR 27 be placed on the agenda of the House Committee on Health and Human Resources! To get to the ballot, HJR 27 needs to achieve a two-thirds majority vote in the House and the Senate. But first it must be considered by the House Committee on Health and Human Resources. The contact information for the chairs and vice chairs is included below as well as a link to the full committee. *Full committee: **WV House Health and Human Resources* <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/wv-house-health-and-human-resources/> *Del. Amy Summers, Chair* *HOD District 73* *amy.summers(a)wvhouse.gov* <amy.summers(a)wvhouse.gov> *(304) 340-3269* *Del. Heather Tully, Vice-Chair* *HOD District 49* *heather.tully(a)wvhouse.gov* <heather.tully(a)wvhouse.gov> *(304) 340-3269* *Del. Mike Pushkin, Minority Chair* *HOD District 54* *mike.pushkin(a)wvhouse.gov* <mike.pushkin(a)wvhouse.gov> *(304) 340-3106* *Del. Ric Griffith, Minority Vice-Chair* *HOD District 27* *ric.griffith(a)wvhouse.gov* <ric.griffith(a)wvhouse.gov> *(304) 340-3355* -- Lyn Widmyer, Vice President, LWVWV 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 -- Lyn Widmyer 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 web page: lynwidmyer.net

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