Pentagon to allow up to 3 weeks of leave to service members for abortion travel

'Abortion travel agency': Pentagon will allow military members to travel for abortions on taxpayer dime

The Pentagon released new policies on Thursday directing the agency to fund out-of-state travel for service members wishing to obtain an abortion.Following an October 2022 memorandum from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to protect access to "non-covered reproductive health care," the Defense Departme...

Pentagon To Pay Travel Expenses, Paid Leave For Service Member Abortions

Pentagon to Provide Travel, Paid Leave for Service Members’ Abortions

Military service members seeking an abortion may be granted travel allowances and up to three weeks of paid ...

Pentagon to provide travel for service members getting abortions, plus paid time off

The Department of Defense will pay for troops to travel for abortions, granting them up to three weeks off work as they seek to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Pentagon Grants Military Service Members 3 Weeks of Leave for Abortion-Related Travel

Service members “do not control where they are stationed,” and some of the largest military installations are in states where abortion is severely restricted.

Pentagon to Allow Members of the Service up to Three Weeks to Travel for Abortions

The Pentagon has announced that it will allow service members up to three weeks of administrative absence to travel for abortions. On February 16, the Department of Defense released new policies on command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care, and travel allowances for non-covered reproductive health care. While the military will allow service members the time off, it will not cover the proce…