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Pentagon strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions, fertility treatment
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A new memo says the Defense Department will no longer reimburse service members for travel out of state to get reproductive health care, including abortions and fertility treatments.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the policy change “shameful.” The policy did not cover the cost of abortions, and it’s not clear how many of the 12 trips were for abortions or other type of reproductive health care, such as IVF treatment. That specific medical information is protected by health privacy law.at the time, Austin said service members and their families were worried they may not get equal access to health care, including abortions.

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