What would happen if Roe v. Wade were overturned is less clear, but it will most likely result in abortion being banned or severely limited. West Virginia’s laws on the matter are conflicting. One 19th-century law that the initial Roe ruling made unenforceablpunishable by three to 10 years in prison. Meanwhile, a 2015 law tacitly acknowledges abortions’ legality by outlawing the procedure only after 20 weeks gestation.