Women deserve respect, not cynical speculation

By: Ellen Allen

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 701

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago


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West Virginia women are watching our lives be debated by people who do not understand us, do not listen to us, and — judging by a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting earlier this month — do not always respect us.

And we are done staying quiet about it.

During discussion of a bill to block abortion pills from being mailed into West Virginia, Sen. Eric Tarr publicly entertained the idea that women might deliberately get …

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