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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.
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.
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.
Trump administration to curtail veterans’ abortion rights at Veterans Affairs hospitals
The Biden administration expanded reproductive rights options at VA hospitals. Now, 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 axes most of its union contracts: ‘Singularly focused on the job’

Too often, unions that represent VA employees fight against the best interests of Veterans while protecting and rewarding bad ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...

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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Georgia veterans, nurses groups fear impacts from looming federal VA cuts

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it’s on track to eliminate a total of 30,000 employees ...
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Veterans and Gold Star Families Day at the 2025 Illinois State Fair

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA), the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and theIllinois State ...
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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.