Fox’s first appearance: A prominent Republican senator from Alabama aims to increase transparency about abortions performed within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
on tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville plans to introduce the Veterans Affairs Abortion Transparency Act of 2024, which would require the Veterans Administration to submit quarterly reports and various details about its involvement in abortions performed. It is mandatory.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville is introducing a bill that would require the Veterans Administration to submit quarterly reports on abortions. (Getty Images)
Data required under the law includes the number of abortions the Veterans Administration facilitated during the quarter, whether they were performed using drugs such as mifepristone, whether they were surgical abortions, and whether the abortions were performed during the pregnancy. This includes information such as what week the abortion took place. Expenditures and other details related to abortion during the period.
“Congress has spoken. The Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 specifically prohibits the Veterans Administration from providing abortion services of any kind,” Tuberville said in an exclusive statement to FOX News Digital. Ta.
“It is shameful that the Biden administration would twist the law into something other than what Congress intended and shift the cost onto taxpayers. “Biden’s abortion-on-demand policy would provide much-needed transparency to taxpayers and provide veterans with much-needed transparency.” I am proud to introduce this bill that will hold the agency accountable. ”
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Tuberville caused controversy last year when he blocked hundreds of military promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s policies on abortion. His blockade began in February 2023 in response to a Department of Defense policy that provides reimbursement for travel expenses for abortions. He ended his hold in December, citing rule changes in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) spending bill that made it unsustainable.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) join Tuberville in calling for transparency on abortion at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He is joining the parliament. sponsor.
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The VA facilitates abortion through veteran health insurance. (Andrew Haller/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bill also has the endorsement of several pro-life organizations, including CatholicVote, National Right to Life, March for Life Action, Concerned Women for America, and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
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Tuberville, who serves on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, is introducing the measure in part so taxpayers can see how the department’s money is being spent, according to his office. This is because he thinks it should be done.
Since the 2022 Dobbs decision, abortion has become a top issue. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The Republican senator’s office announced that 88 abortions were performed through the Veterans Administration from September 2022 to September 2023, 28 of which were surgical. military.com.
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But Tuberville’s office said the Veterans Administration has since been reluctant to provide more recent data, despite requesting it in various letters.
“While the Department of Veterans Affairs does not comment on pending legislation, it provides protection to women veterans, including basic preventive care, acute care, and chronic disease,” Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson Terrence Hayes said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “We are committed to providing quality, comprehensive care.” management, mental health care, and reproductive health care. ”
