Hello Friend,

Quick update: A new Trump Administration rule would cut access to abortions and counseling for veterans, even in cases of rape or incest. It’s awful. The idea that veterans who survived sexual assault could lose access to abortion care, or that pregnant veterans facing health risks must continue pregnancies, is unbelievable. (More details are below).

We need your voice! Please take a few seconds to sign on to our letter to Congress and urge them to not cut veterans access to reproductive care!!

The good news? A bill that was just introduced, the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act, would guarantee that veterans, and their eligible dependents, have the right to receive abortion care and reproductive health services through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. 

QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act now.

Our veterans should not lose services they currently receive! They fought for our freedoms. 

Now we must fight for theirs.

With gratitude,

--Gina, Tina, Monifa, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

---------- Forwarded message ---------
Date: 21/08/2025 
From: Gina, MomsRising.org ([email protected]) 
To: Friend
Subject: Act Now: Stop the restriction on Veterans’ Abortion Access

Limiting veterans’ access to abortion care puts lives at risk! TAKE ACTION

Dear Friend,

Cutting health care for veterans is unthinkable. Yet, that is exactly what is on the table. A new Trump Administration rule would cut access to abortions and counseling for veterans, even in cases of rape or incest.[1]

Tell your leaders to back the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act! Our veterans deserve full access to the reproductive health care they need!

The Trump Administration’s new rule would allow abortions only if a doctor confirms that the mother’s life is in danger if the pregnancy continues. That means veterans facing serious health risks, or pregnancies from rape or incest, could be left without care. It is outrageous! And it puts lives on the line, causes needless suffering and strips away the right to make deeply personal medical decisions.

Our veterans should not lose services they currently receive! The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently allows abortions if a veteran’s life or health is at risk, or if the pregnancy is from rape or incest—regardless of state laws. The Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act makes sure that veterans and their families can get abortion care, medication, and counseling through the VA. 

It is shameful to deny abortions to anyone who has been raped or faces health risks from continuing a pregnancy. Yet, policymakers want to strip veterans of their rights to make personal medical decisions. Raise your voice to support the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act!

Women are the fastest-growing group of veterans. Nearly 300,000 reproductive-age women rely on the VA for care. This proposed rule puts veterans’ health and lives at risk as shown by cases where women have died due to abortion bans.[2]

Many reasons exist for needing an abortion—and all are valid. Everyone should be able to decide if, when, and how many children to have; yet that basic right is on the line. The idea that veterans who survived sexual assault could lose access to abortion care, or that pregnant veterans facing health risks must continue pregnancies, is unbelievable. 

Click here to tell your representative to support the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act. Let’s speak out against this insult and betrayal by our government to all who have served.

Our veterans fought for our freedoms. Now we must fight for theirs!

Thanks for all you do,

--Gina, Tina, Monifa, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

P.S.– If you are a service member or veteran, we want to hear from you! If you have needed abortion care while serving or after service, please consider sharing your story. Speaking out helps show the real impact of these rules — and you can share anonymously so your privacy is protected while still making your voice heard.

References:
[1] Department of Veterans Affairs looks to end certain abortion services for veterans
[2] Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out.

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