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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (4103)	1/30/2001 10:53:48 PM
From: bosquedog	Respond to of 82486

military (or spouse) personnel this link seems to cover the current status of abortion payments in the military. naral.org "Defense Military Personnel The military offers health care coverage to military personnel, retirees, and their dependents through the TRICARE program (formerly known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)). Approximately eight million people are eligible to receive health care through the military.16 This program is funded through the Department of Defense Appropriations bill. The authorizing legislation, which is approved yearly, has included a number of abortion funding restrictions since 1979. The Department of Defense is prohibited from providing any abortion coverage except in cases where the life of the woman is endangered. This ban was made permanent in the FY 1985 authorizing legislation. In 1988, the Department of Defense issued an administrative order prohibiting women from obtaining abortion services with their own private funds at military facilities overseas. President Clinton lifted this prohibition by executive order in January 1993.17 However, in 1995, anti-choice lawmakers reversed President Clinton’s executive order by passing the Department of Defense Appropriations bill, which prohibited women from obtaining privately funded abortion services at overseas military facilities except in cases of rape or incest. In 1996, this restriction was written into permanent law. These restrictions discriminate against women who have volunteered to serve their country and deprive them of coverage they would otherwise receive through the majority of private sector insurance plans.18 Women who are stationed overseas are totally dependent on their base hospitals for medical care, and should not be denied abortion services when confronted with an unintended pregnancy. "