The will now offer funds and other support to service members who want to get an abortion and must leave the state to do so. The new guidelines would establish travel allowances for service members who live in states where abortion is illegal but are looking to terminate their pregnancy. It would not pay for the procedures themselves - the Hyde Amendment prevents federal funds from being used to pay for abortions. Under federal law the Pentagon's health care system can only provide abortions in the case of rape or incest or threat to the life of the mother.
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