{"id":1631415,"date":"2022-09-02T18:19:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631415"},"modified":"2022-09-02T18:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:19:26","slug":"veterans-affairs-to-offer-abortions-a-move-some-say-is-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterans-affairs-to-offer-abortions-a-move-some-say-is-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Affairs to Offer Abortions, a Move Some Say Is Illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fveterans-affairs-to-offer-abortions-a-move-some-say-is-illegal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-veterans-affairs\">Veterans Affairs<\/a> (VA) on Sept. 2 announced plans to offer abortions, despite warnings that such a move would be illegal.<\/p>\n<p>The VA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/22274673-va-interim-final-rule\">interim final rule<\/a> lets the department provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-abortion\">abortion<\/a> counseling and abortions to pregnant veterans and beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>The abortions will be available when \u201cthe life or the health of the pregnant veteran would be endangered if the pregnancy were carried to term\u201d or the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest, according to the rule.<\/p>\n<p>A pregnant veteran saying that rape or incest occurred is sufficient evidence that it did, according to the rule.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the VA\u2019s undersecretary for health, said that the change brings the VA in alignment with \u201cgenerally accepted standards of medical practice\u201d and that the updated policy came about due to input from VA healthcare providers and veterans \u201cwho sounded the alarm that abortion restrictions are creating a medical emergency for those we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The abortions may be done even if they violate restrictions in a state, the VA said.<\/p>\n<p> Senators Called for Move <\/p>\n<p>Twenty-seven Democrat senators in July called for the VA to offer abortions, following the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s striking down of Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision makes it even more critical that veterans receive access to the reproductive care to which they are entitled. Thus, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must urgently begin rulemaking to allow veterans and eligible dependents to receive abortions and all abortion-related services,\u201d the senators wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/22274680-senators-letter-to-va\">a letter<\/a> to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, a Biden appointee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), one of the signatories, welcomed the new update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important first step. The VA must go further and provide these services to all veterans, regardless of circumstances,\u201d she said in a statement on Sept. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who also<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Sept. 2 announced plans to offer abortions, despite warnings that such a move would be illegal. The VA\u2019s interim final rule lets the department provide abortion counseling and abortions to pregnant veterans and beneficiaries. 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