{"id":31717,"date":"2025-08-04T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/04\/va-leaders-move-to-end-all-abortions-at-department-medical-sites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:44:38","slug":"va-leaders-move-to-end-all-abortions-at-department-medical-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2025\/08\/04\/va-leaders-move-to-end-all-abortions-at-department-medical-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"VA leaders move to end all abortions at department medical sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/21\/va-secretary-nominee-promises-more-medical-care-options-and-upgrades\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/21\/va-secretary-nominee-promises-more-medical-care-options-and-upgrades\/\">Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> on Monday formally moved to end all abortions at department facilities, calling policies that provided the services at federal hospitals them \u201clegally questionable\u201d and unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision \u2014 outlined in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/04\/2025-14687\/reproductive-health-services\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/04\/2025-14687\/reproductive-health-services\">post in the Federal Register<\/a> \u2014 would undo the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/09\/02\/va-to-provide-abortions-in-cases-of-rape-danger-to-womans-life\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/09\/02\/va-to-provide-abortions-in-cases-of-rape-danger-to-womans-life\/\">September 2022 order by the previous presidential administration<\/a> allowing VA medical personnel to conduct abortions in cases of rape, incest and pregnancies that endanger the life or health of an individual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That policy marked the first time VA physicians were permitted to perform abortions on federal property, even in states where it had been outlawed. The new interim rule revokes that authority, and will require patients seeking abortions to seek that medical care outside the VA system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement accompanying the proposal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/11\/14\/could-trump-drop-the-va-and-dod-abortion-access-policies-right-away\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/11\/14\/could-trump-drop-the-va-and-dod-abortion-access-policies-right-away\/\">department officials<\/a> said the move is designed \u201cto ensure that VA provides only needed medical services to our nation\u2019s heroes and their families.\u201d They argued that the decision to provide abortion services was a political one, and not a response to need. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/21\/va-secretary-nominee-promises-more-medical-care-options-and-upgrades\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2194532748.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA secretary nominee promises more medical care options and upgrades<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Nominee Doug Collins said he wants to expand VA&#039;s community care program while still strengthening the existing department health care system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/2023\/10\/23\/restrictive-abortion-laws-threaten-our-national-security\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/2023\/10\/23\/restrictive-abortion-laws-threaten-our-national-security\/\">the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling<\/a> legalizing abortion nationwide. Since then, 20 states have outlawed or severely restricted abortion services, prompting a national debate over federal departments\u2019 responsibilities and limits in regards to reproductive health services for women veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule has been in the works since late July, but has not been publicized by department leaders or White House officials. Per federal regulations, the proposal will now undergo public comment and additional review before becoming permanent policy, but is essentially already being enforced within the department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It impacts individuals using both VA health care services and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Abortion rights advocates decried the move as an attack on critical medical options for veterans and their family members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis proposed rule is a smack in the face to those who have served our country and their loved ones, stripping pregnant women of their bodily autonomy and restricting their access to abortion,\u201d said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce again, extreme politicians are attempting to interfere in patient-doctor decision-making, intentionally eroding the trust between pregnant people and their medical providers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nancy Northup, president and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said the move deprives veterans of \u201clife-changing\u201d health care options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter veterans put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms, the Trump administration is trying to rob them of their own freedoms and putting their health at risk,\u201d she said. \u201cThis administration is sending a clear message to veterans: that their health and dignity aren\u2019t worth defending.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic lawmakers voiced similar concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe bottom line is, Republicans don\u2019t care if your health is in danger, if you\u2019re a veteran, or if you\u2019ve been raped \u2014 they want abortion outlawed everywhere, in every circumstance, for everyone,\u201d Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. and a member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, said in a statement over the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis administration has shown nothing but callous disregard for veterans\u2019 lives, their health care, and their livelihoods\u2014especially when those veterans happen to be women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Republican lawmakers praised the move, accusing President Joe Biden\u2019s administration of overreach with the changes made three years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTaxpayers do not want their hard-earned money spent on paying for abortions and VA\u2019s sole focus should always be providing service-connected health care and benefits to the veterans they serve,\u201d a group of six House lawmakers led by House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., said in a statement. \u201cHouse Republicans, alongside President Trump, will always stand up for the sanctity of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their Federal Register filing, VA leaders said the change will not prevent physicians from providing life-saving care in cases of ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages, since other provisions within the law already mandate those protections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also pushed back on the presumed demand for abortion services within the veterans community. Department statistics show that roughly 100 veterans and 40 CHAMPVA beneficiaries have received abortions through VA medical centers annually since the policy change in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee ranking member Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., noted in his criticism of the rule change that nearly 500,000 women veterans of reproductive age are enrolled in VA health care, with more than half of them living in states with abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot let VA stop providing this care to veterans by ripping away this narrow, targeted protection,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cI will be fighting as hard and long as possible to reverse this cruel, dangerous new policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public comment period on the new rule change is open until Sept. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abortion services had been offered at VA facilities since late 2022, even in some states where the procedures were outlawed. 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