Following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade – the landmark decision that acknowledged the right to an abortion to millions of Americans for nearly five decades – West Virginia medical providers and advocates filed a lawsuit on June 29, 2022 to prevent the enforcement of an archaic and cruel abortion ban in state court.

On April 25, 2020, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of West Virginia, and the law firm of WilmerHale filed an emergency lawsuit on behalf of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia and its patients to prevent the state of West Virginia from restricting abortion access during the coronavirus pandemic.