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Pentagon Will Pay for Service Members to Travel for Abortions: Defense Secretary

Pentagon Will Pay for Service Members to Travel for Abortions: Defense Secretary
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers a closing statement during a press conference at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, western Germany, on Sept. 8, 2022. Andre Pain/AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
10/21/2022|Updated: 10/21/2022
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to “ensure access to reproductive health care” for its service members, including paying them to travel to get an abortion.

In an Oct. 20 memo to the department, Austin said that the Supreme Court judgment to overturn Roe v. Wade was creating difficulties for service members—forcing them to travel greater distances, take more time off from work, and pay more out-of-pocket expenses to get abortions.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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