“Service members can’t choose where they’re based,' said FreyaRiedlin, federal policy counsel with ReproRights. 'So they have no choice but to navigate this maze of state restrictions — and now increasingly extreme abortion bans — to try to access care.”
Nurse practitioner Carmen George conducts an ultrasound at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio Texas, March 11, 2022.
The couple decided to terminate the pregnancy at 19 weeks. But because U.S. military hospitals in Japan wouldn’t perform the abortion, they went to a local clinic in Okinawa. The care there was rough and unsanitary, and the language barrier made it hard for Wald to understand what was happening. The ban been a particular problem for troops and their families serving overseas, where private medical care is inconsistent. But it's now become a bigger issue for service members in the U.S. as states ban abortion.
Though the Hyde Amendment initially sought to restrict the use of Medical funds for abortion, its language was gradually incorporated into other federal programs. Now, federal statute bars military hospitals from performing abortions except in cases of rape or incest, or if the life of the mother is danger. People can’t self-pay for abortions at military treatment facilities either.
“Service members can’t choose where they’re based," Riedlin said."So they have no choice but to navigate this maze of state restrictions — and now increasingly extreme abortion bans — to try to access care.” Repealing the Hyde Amendment could lay the groundwork for eliminating the other, more permanent provisions that restrict military abortions, McKinney argues. But it will be a tough political fight. McKinney said that while Hyde has become a target for some high information voters, it still has popular support. Plus, Senate Democrats don’t have the 60 votes needed to wipe it from the budget.
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