{"id":2399032,"date":"2025-02-05T03:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-executive-order-ends-travel-stipends-for-female-troops-getting-abortions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T03:21:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:21:02","slug":"trump-executive-order-ends-travel-stipends-for-female-troops-getting-abortions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-executive-order-ends-travel-stipends-for-female-troops-getting-abortions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump executive order ends travel stipends for female troops getting abortions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-executive-order-ends-travel-stipends-for-female-troops-getting-abortions-washington-examiner%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=2399032&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>An \u2062executive order from President Donald Trump has ended the use\u200b of taxpayer funds to cover travel expenses for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">female military personnel\u2063 seeking abortions<\/a>. This decision\u2064 reverses a policy\u200c established by the Biden management, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reject-measure-to-provide-funds-for-israels-iron-dome-block-attempts-to-sanction-hamas-reports\/\" title=\"... Reject Measure To Provide Funds For Israel\u2019s Iron Dome, Block Attempts To Sanction Hamas: Reports\">provided financial assistance<\/a> and extended \u2063leave for service \u2063members needing to travel for abortion services, particularly considering varying \u2062state laws following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. This policy change has been praised by Republican lawmakers, with Senator Tommy Tuberville labeling it a necessary move to protect taxpayer dollars. In contrast, Democrats\u2063 have\u200b criticized \u200dthe order, arguing it undermines support for military members and their families, \u2063especially women in the armed forces.Despite the opposition, evidence indicates that the travel stipends were seldom utilized, with only twelve service members participating in the program between june and December\u200b 2023.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump executive order ends travel stipends for female troops getting abortions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973045\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s executive order that ended the use of taxpayer dollars &ldquo;to fund or promote elective abortion&rdquo; will change how female military service pursue getting the procedure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Pentagon reversed the Department of Defense&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abortion<\/a> policy implemented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a>. This meant that the government would no longer fund the travel of service members who needed to cross state lines to perform an abortion. The policy change went into effect immediately after it was announced last week, according to <em>Military Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, under the Biden administration, those in the military who sought to get an abortion out of state were reportedly granted travel stipends and up to three weeks of administration leave. It was deemed a necessity by the former administration after the Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in June 2022. That decision returned the legality of abortion to the states, which resulted in some prohibiting the practice. Depending on the state in which a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-investigating-alleged-assault-on-female-u-s-service-member-by-afghan-refugees-at-fort-bliss-report\/\" title=\"FBI Investigating Alleged Assault On Female U.S. Service Member By Afghan Refugees At Fort Bliss: Report\">female service member<\/a> was stationed, abortion may have been illegal. This meant she would have to travel to get the procedure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration changed all of that with its directive last Thursday. It was a policy shift celebrated by many congressional Republicans, including Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the past two years, I have been sounding the alarm about the Pentagon&rsquo;s illegal and immoral practice of using taxpayer dollars to fund abortions,&rdquo; Tuberville said. &ldquo;The Biden administration treated taxpayers like their own personal piggy bank that they could use to bankroll their woke agenda. President Trump and Secretary Hegseth affirmed today what I&rsquo;ve been fighting for since I got to Washington: zero taxpayer dollars should go towards abortions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Democrats condemned the policy change, calling it an act that showed a lack of support for military members and their families.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At a time when we are already facing military recruitment and retention challenges, we should do all we can to assure those who answer the call to serve America that we will do everything in our power to support them and their families,&rdquo; Senate Democrats said in a released <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/31\/defense-department-dumps-travel-policy-for-troops-seeking-abortions\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead, this extreme action does the opposite and sends a message to servicewomen &mdash; who make up more than 17% of our military&rsquo;s active duty &mdash; that they are not as valuable as their male counterparts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats did not elaborate or explain how eliminating travel stipends to get abortions devalued female service members. No equivalent or other kinds of government-funded travel benefits for procreation purposes are known to be available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-space-force-will-allow-preferred-pronouns-in-email-signature-blocks\/\" title=\"Air Force, Space Force Will Allow Preferred Pronouns In Email Signature Blocks\">male service members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, despite Democrats&rsquo; opposition, data <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/31\/defense-department-dumps-travel-policy-for-troops-seeking-abortions\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> that the travel stipends for abortion were not a popular program utilized by those in the military, reported <em>Military Times<\/em>. Between June and December 2023, there were only 12 troops who used the program, according to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973045\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973045\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s order halts travel stipends for female troops seeking abortions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2399033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/troops-marching-in-uniform-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32911,49838,3634],"class_list":["post-2399032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-executive-order","tag-travel-stipends","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/troops-marching-in-uniform-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399032"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399036,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399032\/revisions\/2399036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}