Lesbian, gay and bisexual U.S. veterans had significantly higher odds for prevalent atherosclerotic CVD compared with their heterosexual peers, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
A recently adopted Department of Veterans Affairs policy providing abortions to veterans and their eligible relatives is legally sound and can continue, the Justice Department said.
The U.S. government will provide abortion services for the first time ever to veterans in cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnancy puts the life of the woman at risk, even in states that have banned or restricted the practice, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said on Friday.
About one-third of veterans have reported being arrested at least once in their lives, according to a criminal justice think tank. The Council on Criminal Justice said in a release on Tuesday that the most recent national survey revealed that 180,000 veterans were in U.S. prisons and jails. Data showed a significant disparity between the…