Press Statement
For Immediate Release: 12.23.25
Contact: Natalie Konstans, media@firstliberty.org
Direct: 972-941-4453
Statement Regarding Department of Justice’s Decision to Reverse Abortion Policy within Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, D.C.—On December 18, 2025, The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance that doctors within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will no longer require VA employees to offer abortion services to veterans. This decision reverses previous guidance under the Biden administration which required abortions to be funded with taxpayer dollars for any reason and at any stage of pregnancy.
The following statement may be attributed to Chris Motz, Senior Counsel for First Liberty Institute:
We commend the DOJ for taking bold steps toward protecting religious freedom for those within the VA by ensuring that health care providers will not be forced to provide abortion services. VA doctors and nurses heroically care for our nation’s veterans – they shouldn’t be forced to perform no-limit abortions against their religious beliefs. The VA tried to do just that to Army veteran and nurse practitioner Stephanie Carter in 2022, who had to bring a costly and difficult lawsuit to vindicate her religious freedoms, something no American should have to do. The DOJ’s new legal guidance ensures the VA will remain free from coercion for people of faith.
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