Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense

The right to seek medical care is now explicitly limited to treatments 'permitted under West Virginia law,' changing the previous language which implied an unrestricted right.

The scope of protected medical care was expanded to explicitly include obtaining biological evidence consistent with state law.

A new provision was added clarifying that providing information, counseling, or assistance regarding alternatives to an abortion does not count as force or coercion.

The document structure was converted from a formal enrolled bill layout to a web page interface, including navigation menus and footer links.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the bill text, such as removing line numbers and standardizing punctuation and spacing.

The text was updated from a draft format to the official enrolled format, including the addition of signatures for the House and Senate clerks, the Speaker, the President of the Senate, and the Governor, along with the effective date.

The definition of 'force or coerce' was expanded to explicitly state that providing information, counseling, or assistance regarding alternatives to an abortion does not constitute coercion.

The definition of 'sexual offense' was updated to include violations of the commercial sexual activity and sexual exploitation statutes in addition to the standard sexual offense list.

A new sentence was added to the conspiracy subsection to clarify that the law does not impose criminal liability on the victim of a sexual offense.

Added an explicit statement that all persons in West Virginia have a right to seek appropriate medical treatment or forensic care related to a sexual offense without delay.

Removed the specific language limiting the crime to 'conspiracy' and the narrow list of specific sexual offenses (exploitation, assault, incest, abuse) in favor of broader statutory references.

Created a new felony offense for any person who uses force or threats to injure, intimidate, or interfere with someone seeking medical care related to a sexual offense.

Created a new felony offense for knowingly and intentionally forcing or coercing a victim of a sexual offense to have an illegal abortion.

Increased the maximum prison sentence for violations of the bill from 10 years to 15 years.

Added specific definitions for 'force or coerce' and 'sexual offense' to clarify the bill's application.