Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-5568
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2020-01-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Abortion

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health information and medical records

Sex and reproductive health

Surgery and anesthesia

Veterans' medical care

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion counseling to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5568 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2020 Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion counseling to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act . 2. Abortion counseling The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide abortion counseling to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy. Such counseling shall include— (1) options for the veteran regarding unwanted pregnancy, including termination; (2) accurate health information based on the health of the veteran regarding options described in paragraph (1); and (3) information regarding the location nearest to the residence of the veteran where the veteran may receive safe medical or surgical termination of the unwanted pregnancy.