No Exceptions: Lindsay Church on the VA Abortion Ban Lawsuit
Aired live on June 3, 2026.
Lindsay Church, executive director and co-founder of Minority Veterans of America, walked through the organization's lawsuit over the VA ban on abortion and abortion counseling, the 2022 interim final rule, and the more than 20,000 public comments the department left unanswered. They tied toxic exposure at Fort Ord and Camp Lejeune to pregnancy loss, including their own, and covered privatization and community care.
Show notes
The VA stopped covering abortion care for veterans. Now they're fighting back in court.
Tonight on The Smoke Pit, the panel hosts Lindsay Church, Executive Director of Minority Veterans of America; the organization at the center of the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's reversal of VA reproductive healthcare policy.
What's the strongest legal argument? What harm has already happened? And what does it mean if they lose?
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