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Pentagon to provide financial support, aid for troops and their dependents seeking abortions

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The Pentagon has looked at how it can continue to support medical services including abortion to servicemembers and family members since the Supreme Court overturned its own 1973 abortion-legalizing ruling in June.

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  1. Triblive

    Pentagon to provide funds, help for troops seeking abortions (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will provide travel funds and support for troops and their dependents who seek abortions but are based in states where they are now illegal, according to a new department policy released Thursday. The military will also increase privacy protections for those seeking care.

  2. Politico

    Pentagon will pay for service members to travel for abortions (opens Politico)

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    Allowances will cover travel, transportation, but will not cover the procedure itself.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Pentagon Will Fund Travel For Servicemembers To States That Allow Abortions (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Department of Defense (DOD) will provide special allowances for Service members seeking abortions to travel to states that allow abortions.

  4. NPR

    The Pentagon will pay for service members to travel for abortions (opens NPR)

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    The new policy and others come from a new memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin aimed at addressing concerns of service members about abortion access after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

  5. Forbes

    Pentagon Will Pay For Miltary Members To Get Abortions Out Of State (opens Forbes)

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    Approximately 40% of active-duty women in the military are stationed in places with abortion bans.

  6. CBS News

    Pentagon to pay for service members' travel across state lines to access abortion (opens CBS News)

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    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memo Thursday to ensure reproductive health care for service members and their families regardless of where they are stationed.

  7. Thv11

    Pentagon to provide travel funds, help for troops seeking abortions (opens Thv11)

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    Many of the Pentagon’s major military bases are located in states including Texas and Florida where anti-abortion laws are now in place.

  8. The Daily Signal

    Pentagon Establishes Abortion Travel Fund For Service Members (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Pentagon will pay for service members and their dependents to travel to abort their unborn babies, the DOD said Thursday.

  9. The Christian Post

    Pentagon to pay travel costs for military service members to get abortions (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The U S Department of Defense will pay for service members to travel out-of-state to obtain abortions to ensure that our Service members can access reproductive health care and our health care ...

  10. Townhall

  11. The Washington Free Beacon

    Pentagon To Pay Service Members' Travel Costs for Abortions (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The Pentagon will pay for the travel costs of service members who obtain abortions, according to a memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin obtained by Politico.

  12. Foxla

    Pentagon to provide financial support, aid for troops and their dependents seeking abortions (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The Pentagon has looked at how it can continue to support medical services including abortion to servicemembers and family members since the Supreme Court overturned its own 1973 abortion-legalizing ruling in June.

  13. The Week

  14. Legitgov

  15. Gopusa

    Pentagon to grant leave, pay travel expenses for abortion travel (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    The Pentagon on Thursday announced in a memo that it would issue new policies granting administrative leave and travel expenses for troops seeking an abortion. The policies were among several announced in the memo, signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, addressing abortion and pregnancy in the mi…

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Pentagon policy sets abortion travel aid (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The Pentagon will provide travel funds and support for troops and their dependents who seek abortions but are based in states where they are now illegal, according to a new department policy released Thursday. The military will also increase privacy protections for those seeking care.

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