VA Wants to End Coverage of Abortion for US Military Veterans

Friday, August 08, 2025

President Donald Trump's administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families ...

Posted by Dbt2 at 03:33 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

VA to Ban Nearly All Abortions at VA Facilities, Drop Coverage for Procedure for Dependents www.military.com/daily-news/2 ...

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-- Military.com (@militarydotcom.bsky.social) Aug 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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If the VA goes through with this, I see it as a mistake.

There's a reasonable justification for declining gender altering procedures provided by the VA.

But I see no legitimate reason to deny abortions unless the policy is being driven by religious pressure.

Biden has said VA rules override state laws, and I have no problem with that either.

#1 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-08-08 11:04 PM

Frankly, if the primary objective is combat readiness, a pregnant service member will require specialized care and limited duty.

If she chooses an abortion, that decision supports combat readiness and it doesn't conflict with it.

By contrast, service members who undergo gender altering surgery will face longer recovery times and extended limited duty, which can hinder combat readiness, supporting the point I made in my previous post.

In some cases, they may never be fully combat ready again.

#2 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-08-08 11:12 PM

Frankly, if the primary objective is combat readiness, a pregnant service member will require specialized care and limited duty.

The VA does not have anything to do with combat readiness, except for a few full time techs in the Guard or Reserve. They take care of Veterans that have served their time.

#3 | Posted by mattm at 2025-08-09 02:13 PM

Matt,

Ok..thanks for the info.

I can see then the VA won't provide abortions.

Makes sense to me.

#4 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-08-09 03:32 PM

I can see then the VA won't provide abortions.
Makes sense to me.
#4 | Posted by BillJohnson

Why does it make sense to you that the military gets sub-standard health care?

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-09 03:34 PM

No.. the "VA" does not want this.

Trumpy and his minions pushing project 2025 want this. And more.

Trumpy is ordering this latest offense to compassion, common sense and reason in order to please his maga maroon and Christian Nationalist base.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-09 05:36 PM

Why does it make sense to you that the military gets sub-standard health care?

#5 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

It makes sense to him because he thinks it's "Gods Will".

People who made the mistake of having unprotected sex should be made to suffer. And if they enjoyed it?

Forever.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-09 05:44 PM

Depending on the facility the VA may provide abortions. If not, they will contract with a civilian clinic or hospital; just as they do for many specialties. We don't have OB/surgery at our local hospital, so they get care in a civilian facility paid for by the VA. Similar process that is used here for Derm, Ophthalmology, Oncology.

#8 | Posted by mattm at 2025-08-09 07:04 PM

Matt,

The VA provides ----- pills.

That does seem to be a contradiction.

#9 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-08-09 09:02 PM

In MAGA world not at all a contradiction. Men write the rules so they can continue to rule. Next step, repeal suffrage.

#10 | Posted by mattm at 2025-08-09 09:28 PM

@#10 ... Men write the rules so they can continue to rule. ...

I agree with one change ...

The MAGA-owned GOP writes the rules so they can continue to rule.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-09 09:36 PM

Lamp - The VA has routinely been providing ED drugs for many years, getting menopausal hormone replacement has been difficult to impossible at many facilities.

#12 | Posted by mattm at 2025-08-10 12:27 PM

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