Statement from Paralyzed Veterans of America on the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015

Date Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Category: Legislation - National

The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs withdrew S. 469, the “Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015" from legislative markup. The bill "would lift an antiquated ban on VA providing fertility services to veterans who have incurred a severe injury to their reproductive organs." Many female veterans with grievous injuries from explosive devices are unable to conceive a child naturally. Assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) are provided by the Department of Defense. The Paralyzed Veterans of America believes that political ideologies overshadowed "the needs of veterans with catastrophic disabilities, particularly those with spinal cord injury or disease."

Read the full article at: Paralyzed Veterans of America