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By RUSS BYNUM<\/strong><\/p>\n

An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare.<\/p>\n

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The federal lawsuit filed Thursday says the rule finalized by the VA on Dec. 31 takes away limited abortion access that was \u201ccrucial for the health, autonomy, and equality of veterans and their family members.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attorneys for the group Minority Veterans of America want the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to throw out the rule. They say the VA adopted the change without citing medical evidence or other justifications, violating the Administrative Procedures Act that governs federal rulemaking.<\/p>\n

The VA did not include abortion in its coverage until 2022. President Joe Biden\u2019s administration added it months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and states\u2019 abortion bans began taking effect.<\/p>\n

Abortion access the VA provided under Biden was limited, applying only in cases when a pregnant woman\u2019s life or health was at risk, or in cases of rape or incest.<\/p>\n

The Biden change allowed the VA to provide abortion even in states where it was banned. And it brought the VA\u2019s coverage into line with other federal healthcare plans \u2014 including Medicaid and TriCare coverage for active military members and their families \u2014 that allowed limited abortion access.<\/p>\n

The VA announced its proposal to undo those changes last August, a few months after President Donald Trump returned to the White House.<\/p>\n

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The VA had said it will still provide abortions in cases where a pregnant woman\u2019s life is threatened. That\u2019s something state laws allow, even in places where bans are in place.<\/p>\n

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However, the VA no longer allows exceptions for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to protect a pregnant woman\u2019s health. Abortion counseling is also no longer allowed.<\/p>\n

A VA spokesperson declined to comment, noting the agency typically doesn\u2019t comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n

Minority Veterans of America says it represents more than 3,600 members across the U.S.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur community includes veterans with complex medical histories, those who have experienced pregnancy complications, and survivors of sexual violence and trauma, all of whom need access to abortion care and counseling to protect their health,\u201d Lindsay Church, the group\u2019s executive director, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

In publishing its final rule in December, the VA said it was restoring the agency\u2019s longstanding position that abortions were not \u201cneeded\u201d under federal law and that \u201cthis determination did not prohibit providing life-saving care to pregnant veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit says one of Minority Veteran of America\u2019s members is a military veteran who just learned she was pregnant in early May. She suffers from chronic pain that has been exacerbated by the pregnancy, placing her health \u201cat substantial risk,\u201d says the lawsuit, which withheld the woman\u2019s name to protect her privacy.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit says the VA won\u2019t allow the unnamed veteran to receive an abortion \u201ceven if her health is at risk, unless a provider determines an abortion is necessary to save her life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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