The Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to clarify legal protections for employees providing abortion care in states where the procedure is now illegal, House Veterans Affairs Committee Democrats said in a report released Monday.
The 21-page report, written by Democratic committee staff members, also called on Congress to codify the VA's ability to provide abortions, something that is unlikely with Democrats' current narrow majorities and the expectation that Republicans will win control of at least the House in Tuesday's midterm elections.
"More than two million living women veterans have fought for and defended our country's core founding principle: freedom," House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., said in a statement released with the report. "It is why they served, and it is why they continue to serve in greater numbers than ever before. There is no doubt women veterans deserve our nation's gratitude and appreciation, but more importantly, they deserve access to the comprehensive health care and benefits they've earned, including reproductive health care."
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