Veterans Affairs sued over new abortion rule after Roe rollback that allegedly violates religious liberty
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A lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs alleges the agency is violating the First Amendment with a new rule allowing abortions to be provided by the department.
"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations to remove the exclusion on abortion counseling and establish exceptions to the exclusion on abortions in the medical benefits package for veterans who receive care set forth in that package, and to remove the exclusion on abortion counseling and expand the exceptions to the exclusion on abortions for Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) beneficiaries," the published rule said. Kelly Laco is a politics editor for Fox News Digital.
"VA is taking this action because it has determined that providing access to abortion-related medical services is needed to protect the lives and health of veterans," it said. Before the rule went into effect, abortions were not covered under veteran's medical benefits.