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Trump Administration Proposes Ending Nearly All Abortion Access at VA Facilities

The interim Federal Register proposal revokes 2022 abortion authority at VA sites in all but life-threatening cases under a 30-day comment period.

FILE - Abortion-rights activists demonstrate against the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Anti-abortion protesters rally outside of the Supreme Court, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)
FILE - An anti-abortion supporter sits behind a sign that advises the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic is still open in Jackson, Miss., July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Stock image/file photo: Signboard of United States Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington DC.

Overview

  • The Department of Veterans Affairs published the interim rule on August 6, formally rescinding the Biden-era authority for VA physicians to perform abortions in cases of rape, incest or threats to health.
  • The proposal restores pre-2022 exclusions for abortion services and counseling, allowing the procedure only when a physician certifies that carrying a pregnancy to term would endanger a veteran’s life.
  • VA leaders emphasized that care for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies will remain available under existing federal law protections.
  • Administration officials labeled the 2022 rule “legally questionable” and cited department data showing roughly 100 veterans and 40 CHAMPVA beneficiaries use VA abortion benefits each year.
  • Public comments are open through September 3, and while Republicans praise the rollback as a return to historic norms, Democrats and advocacy groups warn it will strip pregnant veterans of vital medical options.