West Virginia lawmakers are waiting to see if Gov. Jim Justice (D-W.V.) will sign two pro-life bills approved in the last session.

West Virginia had the Parent's Right to Know Act on the books – legislation that made the notification of parents mandatory if a minor child was seeking an abortion.

However, when Democrats were in control of the state, the law was changed to add a waiver that allowed a doctor to give a girl permission to have an abortion without notifying the parents.

The leader of West Virginians for Life, Dr. Wanda Franz, maintains that the waiver allowed for reckless and irresponsible behavior that disregarded parental rights to know.

“It became a loophole that simply meant that the girls really were not needing to inform their parents, and the abortionist didn't have to send the appropriate letter to inform the parents,” Franz explained.

The loophole has been eliminated, even though a provision is still in place that allows a girl to obtain permission from a judge under certain circumstances.

Two members of the legislature introduced a bill to legalize telemedicine, which allows doctors to prescribe medication over the Internet. However this bill also opened up the door for West Virginians in the medical field to use the method for administering abortion-causing drugs.

“We didn't want to see that new method of abortion open up in the state here, and so we were able to amend that to prevent the telemedicine bill from including the use of an abortion to be prescribed using telemedication methods,” the pro-life activist asserted.

There has been no word as to whether Justice will sign the bills, but if he declines, there will be a sufficient vote to override a veto – if it can be added to a special session needed to deal with the state budget.