The Senate rejected 51-48 the bid to scrap the expanded services. The policy allows employees to opt-out of providing any abortion services, bit the department still insists the offerings are critical to veterans' health. The lawsuit asks for all abortions at a Texas VA medical facility to be blocked for religious liberties reasons. Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is upset over the military's new abortion access policy, announced just before the midterm elections. Republican state attorneys general vow to take the department to court over its decision to provide abortion access. Defense Department officials will cover troops' travel expenses for abortions in certain cases. The Pentagon is trying to tie of up all of the lose ends created by the Supreme Court's Dobbs vs. Jackson decision. Procedure access is limited to cases of rape, incest or complications involving the health of the pregnant veteran. Last week VA staffers performed the first abortion at a department medical facility under new authorities. About 80,000 female troops live in states with restrictive abortion access. Load More