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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5568
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2020Ms. 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.