A petition to put abortion access on the ballot in West Virginia sits on a table in the empty House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee office on June 21, 2024 at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Submitted by the minority Democrats during a special session of the state Legislature in May, the petition was sent to the Health and Human Resources Committee for consideration. Republican leadership declined to take the matter up. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)