# Reproductive Health Services
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Interim final rule with request for comments. · Published 2022-09-09 · Effective 2022-09-09 · 87 FR 55287
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-19239
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 55287
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2022-09-09
- **Effective date:** 2022-09-09
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations to remove the exclusion on abortion counseling and establish exceptions to the exclusion on abortions in the medical benefits package for veterans who receive care set forth in that package, and to remove the exclusion on abortion counseling and expand the exceptions to the exclusion on abortions for Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) beneficiaries.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/09/2022-19239/reproductive-health-services)
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