ABORTION INFORMATION

DoD members, retirees, family members and other health care beneficiaries who desire an abortion should be aware that, although there are no DoD policies which inhibit her right to have an abortion, federal law does limit abortion services in DoD medical facilities (and limits DoD funding for abortions in civilian medical facilities). Generally, abortion services (and funding for abortion services) are available from DoD only under specific circumstances such as when the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus was carried to term.

Abortion-related Policy and Information

• Factsheet for Military Members (NMCPHC-SHARP)
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• Tricare Abortion Policy
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• Pregnancy Choices: Raising the Baby, Adoption, and Abortion (ACOG)
• An Overview of Abortion Laws in the U.S. (Guttmacher Institute)
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• Abortion facts (Medline PLus)
• Questions and Answers on Mifeprex (FDA)
• National Network of Abortion Funds
• Abortion Services Finder (Bedsider.org) (under "select a health center", enter your zip code, city or state, then under "show health centers with..." check "abortion services available")

Clinician Resources

• Factsheet for Military Health Care Providers (NMCPHC-SHARP)
• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Pediatric Association
• American Psychological Association

Pregnancy and Parenthood Policies

• NAVADMIN 045-16, Navy Maternity and Convalescent Leave Policy (25 Feb 2016)
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