CHARLESTON — A new West Virginia law overturns a long-standing mandate that medical professionals treat newborns’ eyes with an ointment meant to prevent pink eye or potential blindness if the baby comes into contact with bacteria or a sexually transmitted disease in the birth canal.

The bill repealing the more than 100-year-old state code about the ointment went into effect in July without Gov. Patrick Morrisey signing it. The governor’s office didn’t return a request for comment by deadline about why Morrisey didn’t approve the Republican-sponsored bill. kAms6=] tG2? (@CC6==[ #\r236==k^Am kAms6=] tG2? (@CC6==[ H9@ 492:CD E96 w@FD6 r@>>:EE66 @? w62=E9[ DA@?D@C65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]HG=68:D=2EFC6]8@G^q:==0%6IE0w%|{^a_ad0$t$$x~}$^#$^3:==D^93bcccTa_DF3`Ta_6?C]A57Qmw@FD6 q:== bccck^2m] w6

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