West Virginia Code 16-2F-6 – Reporting requirements for physicians
(a) A physician performing an abortion upon an unemancipated minor shall provide the secretary a written report of the procedure within thirty days after having performed the abortion. The following information, in addition to any other information which may be required by the secretary, regarding an unemancipated minor receiving the abortion shall be included in the reporting form:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-2F-6
- Abortion: means the use of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with intent to terminate the pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant and with intent to cause the expulsion of a fetus other than by live birth. See West Virginia Code 16-2F-2
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-2F-2
- Unemancipated minor: means any person less than 18 years of age who is not, or has not been, married, who is under the care, custody, and control of the person&rsquo. See West Virginia Code 16-2F-2
(1) Age;
(2) Educational level;
(3) Previous pregnancies;
(4) Previous live births;
(5) Previous abortions;
(6) Complications, if any, of the abortion being reported;
(7) Reason for waiver of notification, if such notice was waived; and
(8) The city and county in which the abortion was performed.
(b) The report shall not contain the name, address or other information by which the unemancipated minor receiving the abortion may be identified.