The VA said Friday it considers access to medically necessary abortions “essential for preserving the life and health of veterans and VA beneficiaries.”
Link copiedThe VA medical system will begin providing access to abortions when the life or health of a beneficiary is endangered by pregnancy or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday.
The VA will also begin providing abortion counseling. Both changes also apply to eligible dependents enrolled in the agency's CHAMPVA program. The regulatory change will be effective as soon as the Federal Register publishes the change, which the VA submitted as an interim rule Thursday night. Once it is, the VA will"immediately prepare to provide these services in as many locations as possible," the agency said in a news release.
Decisions about if a pregnant person's"life or health" are endangered by a pregnancy will be made on a case-by-case basis by VA health care providers in consultation with patients. The VA will consider self-reporting of rape or incest as sufficient evidence in those cases, the agency said.
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