The lawsuit, filed in December in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, has been withdrawn following the exemption change,“We’re pleased that the VA implemented a nationwide policy to protect the religious liberty rights of all VA employees,” Danielle Runyan, ais living proudly by her faith and should not be forced to choose between her faith and her career.
The VA published in September published an “interim final rule” in the Federal Register allowing the agency to provide access to abortion counseling and provide abortions “in certain cases” to veterans and VA beneficiaries. Those cases included “when the life or health” of the mother was endangered, or if a pregnancy resulted from rape or incest.
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