VA Quietly Bans Abortion Services, While Funding Wars Aloud
According to The Hill, the Department of Veterans Affairs has quietly implemented a ban on abortion services and counseling. This isn't just about services; it's about denying female veterans comprehensive healthcare, specifically targeting services deemed ‘not necessary to preserve life or health,’ a classic conservative framing. While the VA debates the 'necessity' of reproductive freedom for
those who served, our political class consistently finds billions for wars that create more veterans in the first place. It's fascinating how 'support our troops' translates to a blank check for military-industrial ventures, yet becomes hyper-specific when veterans dare to ask for basic healthcare. One might wonder if their patriotism extends beyond merely deploying bodies, to also ensuring those
bodies have full autonomy back home. Or perhaps, as long as they can send them overseas to fight wars, their domestic well-being is merely an inconvenient afterthought.