Legal, security fears loom as VA begins performing abortions
By Leo Shane III
Sep 26, 02:15 PM
With legal issues seemingly covered for now, Veterans Affairs leaders are shifting focus to physical security concerns for staffers involved with providing abortion services at department medical centers, to ensure don’t become a target for protests or violence.
During a Defense Writers Group discussion on Monday, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said he is not presuming that VA hospitals and clinics will face threats, but that officials are taking “appropriate precautions” ahead of any potential trouble.
“We’re working closely with the VA police force,” he told reporters. “We have the largest police force in the federal government, and we want to make sure that we’re taking prudent and appropriate steps to protect our veterans and our facilities and our providers.”
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