The Department of Veterans Affairs is reversing a Biden administration-era rule that would eliminate most abortion services it provides, including for rape and incest.

A 30-day public comment period began Monday for the new guidelines, which were published in the Federal Register. They would rescind a September 2022 rule that allowed VA medical personnel to conduct abortions in cases of rape, incest and pregnancies that endanger the life or health of the mother.

“Before that time, this exclusion had been firmly in place since the medical benefits package was first established in 1999,” the new rule stated. “VA is also proposing to reinstate the exclusions on abortion and abortion counseling for Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs that were removed in 2022. We take this action to ensure that VA provides only needed medical services to our nation’s heroes and their families.”

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