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Chief Nurse Executive Danielle Maness stands in an empty examination room that was used to perform abortions at the Women's Health Center of West Virginia in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade, the clinic had to suspend abortion services because of an 1800s-era abortion ban in West Virginia state code. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

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After abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma
By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
Sun,07/03/22-6:40AM , 333 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables in the procedure room, now empty. She's recorded countless vital signs and delivered scores of snacks to the recovery area, now silent.
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Miracle Allen takes a call on her cellphone while waiting to meet with the midwife at Sisters in Birth, a Jackson, Miss., clinic that serves pregnant women, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Amid abortion debate, clinic asks: Who's caring for moms?
By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
Sun,06/12/22-8:49AM , 543 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Miracle Allen used her last tank of gas to drive an hour and 15 minutes to the closest clinic that would care for her and her unborn baby.
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U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney talks to supporters after defeating David McKinley in the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary, late Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. (Kevin Tester/The Journal via AP)

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Trump-backed US Rep. Alex Mooney wins W.Va. GOP primary
By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
Mon,05/09/22-11:10PM , 251 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In an early victory for a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate at the start of midterm season, Rep. Alex Mooney on Tuesday beat fellow incumbent Rep.
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Rep. Alexander Mooney, R-W.Va., left, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, appear at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, July 29, 2021. The May 10 primary contest in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District between Republican colleagues Rep. Alex Mooney and Rep. David McKinley is a test of former Donald Trump’s clout in the state. McKinley voted to pass the infrastructure bill and was condemned by both Trump and Mooney for doing so. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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W.Va. House race pits Trump loyalty against infrastructure
By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press
Wed,05/04/22-11:13PM , 266 Reads
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — One contender thinks West Virginia voters will see the value of federal spending on badly needed infrastructure in one of the nation's poorest regions. The other is betting that loyalty to former President Donald Trump will matter more.
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