119-hr-4876119th CongressWALLET

Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act

Sponsored By: Representative Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

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Summary

Expands VA health benefits to include abortion care for veterans and certain other VA-covered individuals. The bill would add abortion services, counseling, and medication to the list of hospital care and medical services the VA can provide.

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Veterans eligible under 38 U.S.C. 1703 would be able to receive abortion care, counseling, and related medication through VA hospital care and medical services.
People eligible under 38 U.S.C. 1781(a) would also be covered, extending access to certain non-veteran VA beneficiaries.
The Department of Veterans Affairs would incorporate these services into its existing hospital care and medical services framework.

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More abortion care for veterans

If enacted, VA hospital care and medical services would include abortion. This would cover abortion procedures, related counseling, and medication for "covered individuals." "Covered individuals" means covered veterans and people eligible for certain VA benefits under current law. The change would take effect upon enactment. The bill does not say how VA would fund the care or whether you would pay any fees.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

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Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
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Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
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Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
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Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
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Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act

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More abortion care for veterans

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