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Veterans Affairs plans to remove abortion services from its medical coverage
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it plans on removing abortion and related healthcare services from its coverage.
Trump administration wants to end abortion coverage through Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs, which provides health coverage for veterans and their dependents, did not include abortion in its coverage until 2022. President Joe Biden’s administration added it months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and state abortion bans began kicking in.
Department of Veterans Affairs looks to end certain abortion services for veterans
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to end certain abortion services to veterans, rolling back a Biden-era move to expand abortion rights.
Trump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitals
The Trump administration is moving to end nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, overturning a Biden-era policy that sought to protect access.
Maddow Blog | Trump administration to curtail veterans’ abortion rights at Veterans Affairs hospitals
The Biden administration expanded reproductive rights options at VA hospitals. For veterans, the Trump administration is now trying to roll back the clock.
The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US military veterans
President Donald Trump's administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families, saying it's not needed. The Department of Veterans Affairs posted the proposed rule change on Monday and opened a public comment period on it that runs through Sept.
Trump administration moves to end all abortions at VA hospitals
The Trump administration is aiming to stop Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals from performing abortions, even when the mother's life is at risk.
Veterans Affairs workers, including 2,000 in Philly, are losing union protections. They call it ‘retaliation.’
The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated contracts for most bargaining-unit workers Wednesday, a move regional union ...
Veterans Affairs axes most of its union contracts: ‘Singularly focused on the job’
The Department of Veterans Affairs revealed it is scrapping collective bargaining agreements for most of its unions in a bid ...
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Veterans Affairs department ends collective bargaining in response to Trump executive order
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has terminated collective bargaining agreements for most bargaining-unit ...
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VA Secretary Says No Department Wide RIFs, But It’s No Time to Cheer
While Doug Collins, the VA Secretary says department-wide RIFs aren't needed, privatization still threatens veterans' health ...
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President Trump’s U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Announces it is Terminating Union Contracts for Most Bargaining-Unit Employees
The announcement comes in response to President Trump’s executive order that excludes certain federal agencies from ...
Veterans: Get free help with VA claims in Hagerstown Aug. 21
A DAV officer will help Hagerstown veterans and families apply for VA benefits on Aug. 21. Appointments are required—here’s ...
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Atlanta nurses to rally against VA cuts to staffing, mental health services for homeless and high-risk veterans
Registered nurses at Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., will hold a rally on Tuesday, August ...
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Department of Veterans Affairs commemorates GI Bill 70th Anniversary
The Department of Veterans Affairs commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the GI Bill, originally the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C ...
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VA to end abortion services in cases of rape and incest
The department had only provided a few hundred abortions since the Biden administration authorized them in 2022, VA says.