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Pentagon to Provide Travel, Paid Leave for Service Members’ Abortions

Pentagon to Provide Travel, Paid Leave for Service Members’ Abortions
Pro-life and pro-abortion rights activists protest during the 50th annual March for Life rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Samantha Flom
Samantha Flom
2/17/2023|Updated: 2/17/2023
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Military service members seeking an abortion may be granted travel allowances and up to three weeks of paid leave to terminate their pregnancies under a new Defense Department policy announced on Feb. 16.

Under the new policy, which takes effect within the next month, service members will have up until 20 weeks gestation to notify their commanders of their pregnancy status.

Samantha Flom
Samantha Flom
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Samantha Flom is a reporter for The Epoch Times covering U.S. politics and news. A graduate of Syracuse University, she has a background in journalism and nonprofit communications. Contact her at [email protected].
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