Mr. President, for 125 years, women have bravely served in our armed forces, risking their lives to defend our country and protect our national security. Today, more than 2 million, 2 million women veterans live in the United States, women Trump has ignored [women veterans] by denying them access to abortion care and counseling. Abortion care is critical care, often life saving health care, as noted by my colleague just now. That's why after the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs decision, the VA responded by enabling women veterans to access abortion counseling and care. (00:16–00:27)
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Asserts that Trump denied women veterans access to abortion care and counseling.
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