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H.Amdt.989 to H.R.8070 DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement
Amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill banning the Department of Defense from reimbursing service members' travel costs for abortion care (118th Congress)
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DOD travel policy addresses documented healthcare disparities; amendment restricts access based on duty station location.
DOD Policy (Oct 2022): travel reimbursement for reproductive healthcare addresses documented access disparities by duty station
- ACOG: restricting healthcare based on geographic assignment creates inequitable military medical care
DOD appropriations amendment restricting military reproductive healthcare. Restricting healthcare access for service members based on duty station location creates documented disparities inconsistent with military readiness.