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STAT+: Abortion opponents expect reversal of Biden policy allowing the procedure at VA facilities
After the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, some VA facilities began providing the procedure.
WASHINGTON — Abortion opponents believe that a repeal is in the works for a Biden administration policy allowing abortions for veterans and their dependents in limited circumstances at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
After the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs began providing abortions, including in states that ban the procedure, when the life or health of a veteran or covered dependent is endangered by pregnancy, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. The VA also started providing abortion counseling.
The Biden VA offered abortion services on an interim basis while working on a regulation, titled Reproductive Health Services, which it finalized as of April 2024.
