In late May and early June 2025, a rumor spread online that West Virginia prosecutors planned to start issuing felony charges against women who have miscarriages. This claim is misleading.

Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — As reproductive rights and policies continue to shift, Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman issued a stark warning to women across West Virginia late last week.

West Virginia is not the first state where women may face criminal charges for a miscarriage. In March 2025, Selena Maria Chandler-Scott, a Georgia resident was rushed to the hospital after ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey vowed to keep up the fight to protect women’s and girls’ sports as a transgender athlete competing against girls in the state championship. Becky Pepper ...

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice and more than half a dozen GOP senators are seeking clarification from the NCAA on its policy allowing biological males in women’s locker rooms.

West Virginia lawmakers are starting consideration of a bill that would define “man” and “woman.” House Bill 2006 is literally carries the short title “Defining Men and Women.” It also ...