<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Makes me proud to be a veteran.</div><div><br></div>Courtesy of the <i>Military Times</i> at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2022/09/02/va-to-provide-abortions-in-cases-of-rape-danger-to-womans-life/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mil-breaking">https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2022/09/02/va-to-provide-abortions-in-cases-of-rape-danger-to-womans-life/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mil-breaking</a><br><div><br></div><div>————————————————-</div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="ClampedBox-sc-1pg0sor-0 Heading__H1-i0amlx-0 fMjDgL FUgTU " style="color: var(--atype-theme-color,inherit); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: var(--rowGap); margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 2.011em; line-height: 1.19344; letter-spacing: -0.0083333333em; --atype-fh: 1.19344; --atype-fs: 2.011em; --atype-ls: -0.0083333333em; font-family: var(--heading-font-family,acumin-pro,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif); --atype-fw: 700; font-weight: var(--f-w,var(--atype-fw,700)); display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: var(--is-clamped,var(--clamp-lines)); overflow: var(--is-clamped,hidden); --f-w: inherit;">VA to provide abortions in cases of rape, danger to woman’s health</h1></div><div><br></div><div><p class="paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/burn-pits/2022/09/01/vets-can-apply-for-all-pact-act-benefits-now-after-va-speeds-up-law/" target="_blank" style="color: var(--atype-theme-primary,#00f); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Department of Veterans Affairs</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>plans to offer<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2022/08/01/va-secretary-sidesteps-calls-for-department-to-provide-abortion-services-at-its-medical-centers/" target="_blank" style="color: var(--atype-theme-primary,#00f); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">abortion access</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to veterans and eligible dependents in cases of rape, incest and pregnancies that endanger the life or health of a woman, arguing the change is needed after more than two dozen states<a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2022/07/05/pentagon-ends-blocking-of-abortion-related-sites-on-computer-networks/" target="_blank" style="color: var(--atype-theme-primary,#00f); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">banned the procedure this summer</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 0in; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: var(--rowGap); line-height: var(--atype-base-line-height,1.75);"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The move marks the first time VA physicians could perform abortions on federal property, even in states where it has been outlawed.</span></p><p class="paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The decision comes 10 weeks after the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/07/29/service-members-military-doctors-detail-obstacles-to-abortion-access-after-supreme-court-ruling/" target="_blank" style="color: var(--atype-theme-primary,#00f); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Supreme Court overturned</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>its 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion nationwide. That in turn has prompted a national debate over the department’s responsibilities and limits in regards to reproductive health services for women veterans.</span></p><p class="paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin-bottom: 0in; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: var(--rowGap); line-height: var(--atype-base-line-height,1.75);"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Administration officials have argued that VA employees, when working within the scope of their federal jobs, may provide needed services regardless of state restrictions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div>————————————————-</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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