Hendren, John,

Court Upholds Restrictions on Pentagon Coverage of Abortions. John Hendren. - Los Angeles Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 20, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Court Upholds Restrictions on Pentagon Coverage of Abortions, Aug. 19, 2005; pp. A13.

"A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld sweeping restrictions on insurance coverage of abortion under the Pentagon's health system, ruling Thursday [August 18, 2005] that the procedure would not be covered even if physicians had diagnosed fatal birth defects." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses how the ruling "left intact the Pentagon's two-decade policy of refusing to cover abortions unless the woman's life is directly endangered."

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U.S. Dept. of Defense


Birth defects
Abortion
Actions and defenses
Anencephaly
Federal courts
Fetus--Abnormalities
Insurance--Health

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