Expand VA abortion access to all vets and dependents, advocates say

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Expand VA abortion access to all vets and dependents, advocates say
By Leo Shane III
Oct 10, 10:22 AM
Abortion rights supporters protest at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on April 13. (Bruce Schreiner/The Associated Press)

A group of advocates is pushing Veterans Affairs leaders to expand abortion access to all pregnant veterans and dependents eligible for health care services, arguing such a move is within the department’s legal power.

Officials from the Vet Voice Foundation, which supports a host of veteran and Democratic causes, argued in a memo released Monday that the department has “the legal authority and moral obligation” to broaden its rules regarding abortion in light of the increasing number of states banning the procedure.

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