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Misconceptions about the VA's Policy on Abortion Coverage for Women Veterans
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A 16-word phrase stating that the VA will provide women veterans with tailored information for their healthcare and benefit needs, not coverage for abortions in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the mother's life, is often misunderstood as affirmation of abortion coverage.
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The controversy surrounding the reproductive healthcare of women veterans centers around a 16-word phrase "providing women veterans with information that is tailored to their specific healthcare and benefit needs."
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Reproductive Health
Summary
The controversy surrounding the reproductive healthcare of women veterans centers around a 16-word phrase "providing women veterans with information that is tailored to their specific healthcare and benefit needs." Despite what some critics say, it does not suggest that the VA would pay for in-vitro fertilization or terminations of pregnancy for reasons other than the life of the mother.