We are urgently seeking 500 new Life Defenders (monthly supporters) before the end of October to help save babies from abortion 365 days a year. Your first gift as a Life Defender today will be 3X MATCHED. Click here to TRIPLE your monthly commitment.
Becoming ‘hit men’: Department of Veterans Affairs officially adopts new pro-abortion policy
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) permanently adopted changes to its abortion policy on Monday, March 4.
Among the changes was a policy that it will offer abortions to veterans and their beneficiaries in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger, even in states with pro-life protections. VA doctors are now also allowed to offer abortion counseling, something that was prohibited previously. Many of the changes have unofficially been in effect since September 2022. In October 2023, the VA told Congress it had committed 88 abortions in its first year.
In a notice announcing the policy change, the VA said the policy changes were necessary to protect the lives of veterans who live in states with abortion restrictions. “These state bans and restrictions on abortion presented a serious threat to the health and lives of over one hundred thousand veterans and CHAMPVA beneficiaries who relied, or may rely in the future, on VA health care,” the notice published Friday said.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services spoke against the new policy, noting that he was doing so in his capacity as Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, and not in his capacity as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
“The [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’] decision is at odds with the notion that the military protects the innocent,” Broglio told Crux in a statement. “Now, the department which was established to care for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces through service-related disabilities and retirement, affirms its decision to join what Pope Francis called ‘hit men’ – those who choose ‘to do away with a human life to solve a problem’.”
“The notion that killing an unborn child can somehow be considered ‘medical or surgical care’ certainly violates the dignity of the human person and suggests that some lives are more important than others,” he went on. “I deplore this decision that once more removes the right to life for the defenseless and inflicts untold physical and psychological trauma on mothers.”
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Contact editor@liveaction.org for questions, corrections, or if you are seeking permission to reprint any Live Action News content.
Guest Articles: To submit a guest article to Live Action News, email editor@liveaction.org with an attached Word document of 800-1000 words. Please also attach any photos relevant to your submission if applicable. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified within three weeks. Guest articles are not compensated (see our Open License Agreement). Thank you for your interest in Live Action News!
Dear Reader,
Every day in America, more than 2,800 preborn babies lose their lives to abortion.
That number should break our hearts and move us to action.
Ending this tragedy requires daily commitment from people like you who refuse to stay silent.
Millions read Live Action News each month — imagine the impact if each of us took a stand for life 365 days a year.
Right now, we’re urgently seeking 500 new Life Defenders (monthly donors) to join us before the end of October. And thanks to a generous $250,000 matching grant, your first monthly gift will be 3X MATCHED to help save lives and build a culture that protects the preborn.
Will you become one of the 500 today? Click here now to become a Live Action Life Defender and have your first gift TRIPLED.
Together, we can end abortion and create a future where every child is cherished and every mother is supported.
Newsbreak
