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FIRST ON FOX: A salient Republican legislator from Alabama is aiming to summation transparency astir abortions that return spot wrong nan Department of Veterans Affairs.
On Tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville plans to present nan VA Abortion Transparency Act of 2024, a measurement that would require nan VA to supply quarterly reports arsenic good arsenic a assortment of specifications surrounding its engagement successful abortions performed.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville is introducing a measure to require nan VA to supply quarterly reports connected abortion. (Getty Images)
Some of nan information required nether nan authorities would beryllium nan number of abortions that nan VA facilitated during nan quarter, whether it was conducted pinch medication specified arsenic Mifepristone aliases if it was a surgical abortion, astatine what week during gestation nan abortion took place, and nan expenditures associated pinch abortions during nan clip frame, among different details.
"Congress has spoken. The Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 clearly prohibits nan VA from providing abortion services of immoderate kind," Tuberville said successful an exclusive connection to Fox News Digital.
"For nan Biden management to twist nan rule into thing different than what Congress intended and unit nan costs connected nan payer is simply a disgrace. Our veterans merit a VA that is 100% focused connected ensuring they person timely and value care, not connected implementing Joe Biden’s abortion-on-demand agenda. I americium proud to present this measure that provides overmuch needed transparency for taxpayers and holds nan VA accountable."
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Tuberville was astatine nan halfway of contention past twelvemonth erstwhile he held up hundreds of subject promotions successful protestation of nan Department of Defense's policies connected abortion. His blockade began successful February 2023 successful consequence to a Pentagon argumentation providing recreation disbursal reimbursement for abortion. He ended nan clasp up successful December, noting he couldn't proceed owed to a norm alteration successful nan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) spending bill.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, are joining Tuberville successful his quest for transparency connected abortions successful nan VA — they've signed onto his measure arsenic co-sponsors.
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The VA facilitates abortions done its seasoned wellness attraction coverage. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The authorities further has nan support of respective pro-life organizations, including CatholicVote, National Right to Life, March for Life Action, Concerned Women for America and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
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Tuberville, who sits connected nan Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, is introducing nan measurement successful portion because he believes taxpayers should beryllium capable to spot really costs are being spent by nan department, according to his office.
Abortion has go a apical rumor since nan Dobbs ruling successful 2022. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The Republican senator's agency noted that betwixt September 2022 and September 2023, 88 abortions were facilitated done nan VA, 28 of which were surgical, according to Military.com.
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However, nan VA has since been unwilling to supply much caller information contempt various letters requesting such, Tuberville's agency said.
In a connection to Fox News Digital, VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes said, "While VA does not remark connected pending legislation, VA is committed to providing high-quality, broad attraction to women veterans — including basal preventive care, acute care, chronic illness management, intelligence wellness care, and reproductive wellness care."
Julia Johnson is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, starring sum of nan U.S. Senate. She was antecedently a authorities newsman astatine nan Washington Examiner.
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