- The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to end a Department of Defense policy to fund interstate travel for servicemembers to obtain an abortion should they be stationed in a state that does not allow the procedure.
- In a 221-213 vote, the chamber attached the proposal to the National Defense Authorization Act, setting up a showdown with a Democratic Senate that is certain to object, the New York Times reported.
- The Pentagon announced its policy in the wake of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision that ended the constitutional right to an abortion. Many states have since banned or restricted the procedure, including many that are home to military bases.
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