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2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH
ARTICLE 2I. WOMEN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT.
§16-2I-9 Civil remedies.
§16-2I-9. Civil remedies.Any person upon whom an abortion has been attempted or performed without section two of this article having been complied with may maintain an action against the person who attempted to perform or did perform the abortion with a knowing or consciously, subjectively and deliberately formed intention to violate this article for compensatory damages. If the person upon whom an abortion has been attempted or performed without section two of this article having been complied with is a minor, the legal guardian of the minor may maintain an action against the person who attempted to perform or did perform the abortion with a knowing or consciously, subjectively and deliberately formed intention to violate this article for compensatory damages.
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