The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to offer pregnant female veterans and beneficiaries abortion counseling as well as abortions in certain instances.
The health care will likely be provided across the U.S., regardless of state laws on abortion, the department said.
"This is a patient safety decision," Denis McDonough, secretary of the VA, said in a statement."Pregnant Veterans and VA beneficiaries deserve to have access to world-class reproductive care when they need it most. That's what our nation owes them, and that's what we at VA will deliver." "We came to this decision after listening to VA health care providers and Veterans across the country, who sounded the alarm that abortion restrictions are creating a medical emergency for those we serve," Elnahal said in a statement."Offering this care will save Veterans' health and lives, and there is nothing more important than that."
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U.S. veterans agency to offer abortions in cases of rape, health risks(Reuters) -The U.S. government will provide abortion services for the first time ever to veterans in cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnancy puts the life of the woman at risk, even in states that have banned or restricted the practice, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said on Friday. The agency said in a policy document that it decided to offer abortions to veterans in response to a wave of U.S. states enacting bans and restrictions on such services since the Supreme Court ended the nationwide right to abortion in June. Representative Mark Takano, the Democratic chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the decision, which he said was part of the department's responsibility to serve the needs of veterans, including providing 'equitable and unrestricted access to the full spectrum of reproductive healthcare.'
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Department of Veterans Affairs to offer abortions to veterans in certain casesThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will provide abortions on federal property even in states that ban the procedure. However, it only will if the pregnant veteran's life is at risk or in cases of rape or incest.
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