Americans United For Life:

Americans United for Life filed a comment yesterday in opposition to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Interim Final Rule (IFR), “Reproductive Health Services.” The IFR unlawfully adds abortion counseling and abortions to the medical benefits package and Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans AFFAIRS (CHAMPVA) for the life or health of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest. Since the VA has not constrained the definition of “health,” virtually any situation could fit the medical exception, creating a program of abortion on demand up until the baby’s birth date. The VA claims the IFR preempts pro-life state laws, even in states that have abolished abortion.