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Pentagon ends paying for travel for abortion and other reproductive care

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The Pentagon has rescinded a policy that reimbursed service members and dependents for travel to states where abortion and other reproductive health procedures are legal.

The move reverses a 2023 policy enacted under then-Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after the repeal of Roe v Wade .

The policy provided paid leave and travel reimbursement for troops and their families who had to cross state lines because they were stationed in a state where abortion was not offered by the military, was outlawed or unavailable.

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