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The Department of Veterans Affairs, for the first time in its history, will provide abortion services and counseling to veterans in cases of health dangers, rape and incest, even at federal facilities in states that have outlawed the procedure, the department said Friday.
The department, whose healthcare reach spans the country and U.S. territories, announced the policy in an interim final rule that it said allows for immediate implementation of the new policy.
“Pregnant Veterans and VA beneficiaries deserve to have access to world-class reproductive care when they need it most,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said. “That’s what our nation owes them, and that’s what we at VA will deliver.”
The policy comes in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in June that overruled Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to an abortion, the VA said.
“VA is taking this action because it has determined that providing access to abortion-related medical services is needed to protect the lives and health of veterans,” the department said. VA employees, when working within the scope of their federal employment, “may provide authorized services regardless of state restrictions,” the department said.
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The department, whose healthcare reach spans the country and U.S. territories, announced the policy in an interim final rule that it said allows for immediate implementation of the new policy.
“Pregnant Veterans and VA beneficiaries deserve to have access to world-class reproductive care when they need it most,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said. “That’s what our nation owes them, and that’s what we at VA will deliver.”
The policy comes in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in June that overruled Roe v. Wade and ended the constitutional right to an abortion, the VA said.
“VA is taking this action because it has determined that providing access to abortion-related medical services is needed to protect the lives and health of veterans,” the department said. VA employees, when working within the scope of their federal employment, “may provide authorized services regardless of state restrictions,” the department said.
Veterans Affairs to Provide Abortion Services for Health Dangers, Rape and Incest
The Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time in its history will provide abortions at federal facilities, even in states that have outlawed the procedure.
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