NEW YORK – The US federal government’s decision to change how it provides abortion services to US military veterans is “at odds with the notion that the military protects the innocent”, argues the prelate who heads the Archdiocese for the Military Services in the US.
On 4 March, the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) permanently amended its medical regulations to remove the exclusion on abortion counselling, as well as establish exceptions to the exclusion of abortions – thereby enabling abortion access – for those who use the department’s medical benefits package, and for those who are beneficiaries of its Civilian Health and Medical Program.
