Women's Health Center of West Virginia, Inc. v. Panepinto

WORKMAN, Chief Justice:

Appellants challenge the August 25, 1993, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County upholding the constitutionality of West Virginia § 9-2-11 (Supp.1993),1 which bans *439the use of state medicaid2 funds for abortions except in limited circumstances. Those individuals and organizations, to whom we collectively refer as Appellants,3 claim that to deny those abortions which are determined to be “medically necessary,”4 violates the West Virginia Constitution. After extensive consideration of the submitted record, numerous briefs, and the arguments of counsel, we conclude…