The Department of Veterans Affairs suggested a rule proposal on Monday that would prohibit abortions at VA Department medical facilities.
If passed, it would reverse the decision to allow abortions at VA medical sites that was established in 2022. Previously, VA rules were in effect that did not allow abortions at VA facilities since 1999. The Biden administration initiated the policy change in 2022. The policy change would require that any person seeking to get an abortion would have to do so at a medical institution that is not part of the Veterans Affairs’ network.
“As a matter of law, it is without question that VA has the authority to bar provision of abortion services through the VA medical benefits package to veterans,” read the supplementary information section of the rule proposal’s document webpage. “From 1999 until 2022 that is in fact what VA did. It was not until 2022 when the VA Secretary reversed this course. The stated reason for doing so was a reaction to a Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization…that itself was intended to prevent federal overreach and return to States control over the provision of abortion services.”
Furthermore, the VA Department reinforced that the policy change that was made in 2022 to allow abortions at VA medical facilities was predicated on politics, not an actual need.
“Yet, the last administration used Dobbs to do the exact opposite of preventing overreach, creating a purported Federal entitlement to abortion for veterans where none had existed before and without regard to State law,” the Veterans Affairs Department noted. “In doing so, the administration predicted a high demand for VA abortions that never materialized.”
Response to the policy proposal was met with the expected responses from the nation’s politicians along party lines. Left-wing political organizations and Democratic politicians slammed the rule proposal, whereas Republicans celebrated it, according to the Military Times.
“We cannot let VA stop providing this care to veterans by ripping away this narrow, targeted protection,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said in a statement. “I will be fighting as hard and long as possible to reverse this cruel, dangerous new policy.”
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“Taxpayers do not want their hard-earned money spent on paying for abortions and VA’s sole focus should always be providing service-connected healthcare and benefits to the veterans they serve,” said a group of House Republicans, led by House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). “House Republicans, alongside President Trump, will always stand up for the sanctity of life.”
The official rule change proposal documentation encourages public insight and feedback on the matter. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs website, any comments must be submitted “on or before September 3, 2025.”