Ernst Supports Bipartisan Resolution to Prevent Taxpayer-Funded Abortion at the VA

 Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and combat veteran, supported a bipartisan resolution to overturn a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that forces taxpayers to fund abortions at VA medical facilities.

Last month, Ernst led 35 of her Senate Republican colleagues in a similar effort to stop taxpayer-facilitated abortion at the Department of Defense (DoD).

“Whether it’s at the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Biden administration is intent on bowing to the extreme, pro-abortion agenda and violating federal law by directing taxpayer dollars toward abortion services,” said Senator Ernst. “The majority of Americans do not want to see their hard-earned dollars spent on abortion. I’m proud to support this bipartisan push to right Biden’s wrong and protect the unborn.”

Background:

On September 9, 2022, the VA announced its intention to begin providing abortion services for veterans and their dependents through the taxpayer-funded VA healthcare system. This is a blatant violation of Section 106 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which explicitly prohibits the VA from providing abortion services.