In the military, service members don’t have much control over where they live or travel. Among other things, it keeps federal dollars that fund Medicaid from being used to help poor people get abortion care. It’s also the reason why pregnant service people can’t get an abortion at a military hospital in any state — unless the person’s health is endangered. AdvertisementJackson argues that federal dollars being spent on travel is the same as spending federal dollars on abortion. Reimbursement for travel to get abortion care is not the same as covering the bill for the procedure.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 22, 2023 08:03 UTC