Service members, military doctors detail obstacles to abortion access

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Service members, military doctors detail obstacles to abortion access
By Meghann Myers
Jul 29, 03:14 PM
The end of Roe v. Wade puts service members and their families in a unique position. (Ben Gray/AP)

A month after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion access, the Defense Department and service members are still trying to pin down what it means for troops and their families.

DoD is working with its lawyers and Congress to figure out whether legislation or policy could reasonably bridge the gaps in safe, legal abortion access for hundreds of thousands of service members and their families, as states rolling back abortion access creates an extra layer of complication for a community that already has limited access to abortion.

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