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The 2018 West Virginia No Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment, also known as Amendment 1, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of West Virginia on November 6, 2018. [1] The measure amended the Constitution of West Virginia to remove any and all protections for abortion access and prohibited state funding for abortions. It was approved by 52% of voters. [2]
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The amendment did not prohibit abortion itself in West Virginia. [3] The measure overturned Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Panepinto, a 1993 state supreme court case which required the state to use Medicaid funds for abortions when necessary. [4] In September 2022, following the Dobbs decision, West Virginia lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban. [5]