Pentagon ends funding for abortion-related travel

Published January 31, 2025 12:29pm ET



The Pentagon struck down a Biden administration policy that covered the travel costs of service members and their dependents traveling across state lines to receive abortions, according to a memo released earlier this week. 

The move, which took effect Wednesday, marks the latest in both the restoration of anti-abortion policies that existed under the first term of President Donald Trump and the recent effort to undo social policies relating to the armed forces that critics contend distract from the military’s primary objectives. 

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