GOP Senators Drop Opposition To Aiding Combat-Injured Troops With Reproductive Services
Posted in: Today's ChiliWASHINGTON — Help for combat-wounded troops who want to start families became a bit more likely Wednesday as Senate Democrats stiff-armed GOP opposition to a bill that would provide broader fertility treatment benefits.
Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department provide some limited benefits to military couples who cannot have children because the husband or wife was injured in combat. But both the VA and the Pentagon specifically deny benefits to couples who cannot conceive on their own and need assisted reproductive services such as sperm donors, egg donors or other surrogates.
In a recent decision, the Pentagon said it will continue to deny support for male service members who cannot produce their own sperm because of combat injuries. Pentagon lawyers told The Huffington Post that the issue was so complex that it required more study.
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