#veterans health administration
Following Hirono-led push, DOJ Confirms VA’s legal Authority to provide abortion care
In a Sept. 21 opinion, Christopher H. Schroeder, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, concluded that, “The rule issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Reproductive Health Services is a lawful exercise of VA’s authority.”
Sen. Hirono urges VA to begin offering abortion services to female veterans
Today, US Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led 23 members of Congress in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to immediately offer abortions and all abortion-related services to veterans and eligible dependents.
Federal Medical Team Deployed to Honolulu to Help with COVID-19 Surge Support
The 21 personnel, primarily nurses, from the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps join 15 medical professionals from the Veterans Health Administration to help the two hospitals safely care for patients with COVID-19. The HHS team will be deployed for as long as 14 days.
