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23 AGs support lawsuit against Veterans Affairs hospital abortion ban
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, as well as multiple other attorneys general, have filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to allow abortions to be committed at Veterans Affairs hospitals.
In 2022, the Biden administration allowed abortions to be committed at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, despite a federal ban on taxpayer funded abortion.
The Trump administration reversed this decision in 2025.
A lawsuit from a veterans group was filed to allow abortions at VA hospitals again.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, and 20 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit challenging the rule.
In 2022, the Biden administration's VA submitted an interim rule allowing abortions to be committed at VA hospitals after the fall of Roe v. Wade, even in states with pro-life laws in place.
The rule allowed pregnant veterans, as well as eligible dependents, to undergo abortions in cases of rape, incest, or if the health of the mother is at risk.
“This is a patient safety decision. Pregnant Veterans and VA beneficiaries deserve to have access to world-class reproductive care when they need it most,” then-VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a statement. “That’s what our nation owes them, and that’s what we at VA will deliver.”
In December of 2025, during the second Trump administration, that rule was overturned, once again banning abortion at VA hospitals as it had been, prior to the Biden administration's 2022 expansion. As Live Action News reported at the time:
A memorandum opinion released by the DOJ on Monday and written by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Josh Craddock states, "The Department of Veterans Affairs may not provide abortion services under any provision of chapter 17 of title 38 of the U.S. Code."
... That advice led to a VA rule that authorized VA doctors to commit abortions under Chapter 17 of Title 38 of the U.S. Code. That chapter governs hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care for veterans. It had never previously allowed for abortion.
The pro-abortion National Women's Law Center filed a lawsuit in May on behalf of Minority Veterans of America to challenge the change, and allow abortions to be committed at VA hospitals again.
Attorneys general from 23 states have filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit challenging the rule, including Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown. According to Frey, the ban threatens "veterans’ health and financial security" and creates confusion for VA health care providers.
“Veterans and their families put everything on the line to serve this country. No veteran should have to wonder what will happen if a pregnancy turns dangerous,” Attorney General Rayfield said in a press release. “This rule takes care away from the people who need it most and leaves doctors second-guessing themselves in an emergency.”
“This rule change jeopardizes the health and safety of our Veterans and their families, endangering those who have already put their lives on the line for our country,” Attorney General Brown said in a separate release. “Those who served deserve comprehensive health coverage, including abortion care, that prevents their emergencies from turning into tragedies.”
Other participating states are Massachusetts, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
Despite these claims, abortion is not health care; true health care means caring for both patients in pregnancy: the mother and the child. And it is never medically necessary to directly and intentionally kill a preborn child, nor should taxpayers be forced to fund it.
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·23 AGs support lawsuit against Veterans Affairs hospital abortion ban
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, as well as multiple other attorneys general, have filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to allow abortions to be committed at Veterans Affairs hospitals.
In 2022, the Biden administration allowed abortions to be committed at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, despite a federal ban on taxpayer funded abortion.
The Trump administration reversed this decision in 2025.
A lawsuit from a veterans group was filed to allow abortions at VA hospitals again.
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, and 20 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit challenging the rule.
In 2022, the Biden administration's VA submitted an interim rule allowing abortions to be committed at VA hospitals after the fall of Roe v. Wade, even in states with pro-life laws in place.
The rule allowed pregnant veterans, as well as eligible dependents, to undergo abortions in cases of rape, incest, or if the health of the mother is at risk.
“This is a patient safety decision. Pregnant Veterans and VA beneficiaries deserve to have access to world-class reproductive care when they need it most,” then-VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a statement. “That’s what our nation owes them, and that’s what we at VA will deliver.”
In December of 2025, during the second Trump administration, that rule was overturned, once again banning abortion at VA hospitals as it had been, prior to the Biden administration's 2022 expansion. As Live Action News reported at the time:
A memorandum opinion released by the DOJ on Monday and written by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Josh Craddock states, "The Department of Veterans Affairs may not provide abortion services under any provision of chapter 17 of title 38 of the U.S. Code."
... That advice led to a VA rule that authorized VA doctors to commit abortions under Chapter 17 of Title 38 of the U.S. Code. That chapter governs hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care for veterans. It had never previously allowed for abortion.
The pro-abortion National Women's Law Center filed a lawsuit in May on behalf of Minority Veterans of America to challenge the change, and allow abortions to be committed at VA hospitals again.
Attorneys general from 23 states have filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit challenging the rule, including Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown. According to Frey, the ban threatens "veterans’ health and financial security" and creates confusion for VA health care providers.
“Veterans and their families put everything on the line to serve this country. No veteran should have to wonder what will happen if a pregnancy turns dangerous,” Attorney General Rayfield said in a press release. “This rule takes care away from the people who need it most and leaves doctors second-guessing themselves in an emergency.”
“This rule change jeopardizes the health and safety of our Veterans and their families, endangering those who have already put their lives on the line for our country,” Attorney General Brown said in a separate release. “Those who served deserve comprehensive health coverage, including abortion care, that prevents their emergencies from turning into tragedies.”
Other participating states are Massachusetts, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
Despite these claims, abortion is not health care; true health care means caring for both patients in pregnancy: the mother and the child. And it is never medically necessary to directly and intentionally kill a preborn child, nor should taxpayers be forced to fund it.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
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