Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) initiated a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to repeal his policy of covering travel expenses for abortion. The policy originally reflected The Department of Defense’s position against the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
From The Washington Examiner:
“Among several policy changes, this memo directs the unprecedented use of American taxpayer dollars to facilitate abortions for service members and their families, against the wishes of the American people from all walks of life,” the letter reads. The lawmakers call it “an unprecedented politicization of our Armed Forces,” and describe that to be “a hallmark of the Biden administration from the start.” Approximately 40% of female U.S. service members no longer have access or have limited access to abortion services where they live or are stationed currently since the Supreme Court's ruling, according to a RAND study, which published their findings last month. Roughly 80,000 of the approximately 450,000 active-duty service members serve in states that have implemented or will soon implement additional abortion restrictions.
