Daily Signal EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Foundation Sues Pentagon to Learn How Many Abortions It Has Paid For

Virginia Allen : Jun 23, 2023
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"Lately, they've been trying to circumvent the Hyde Amendment [which prevents the federal funding of abortions], through using DOD funds to pay for abortions..." -Roman Jankowski, senior investigative counsel for Heritage's Oversight Project

[DailySignal.com] The Heritage Foundation is suing the Defense Department for access to information regarding the Pentagon's funding of abortions. (Image: Pixabay)

Heritage on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon to gain access to records regarding the number of abortions it has paid for. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)

"It's hard to [imagine] the Biden administration being more extreme on abortion than they already are," Roman Jankowski, senior investigative counsel for Heritage's Oversight Project, told The Daily Signal.

"Lately, they've been trying to circumvent the Hyde Amendment [which prevents the federal funding of abortions], through using DOD funds to pay for abortions," Jankowski said, adding, "We're searching for data to prove this is all a scam."

In July 2022, Heritage's Oversight Project, an initiative aimed at holding the government accountable to the American people, filed Freedom of Information Act requests, also called "FOIAs," with the Pentagon and the Defense Health Agency. The Defense Health Agency describes itself as a "joint, integrated Combat Support Agency" helping "the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services."

In its request, Heritage asked for "correspondence regarding covered abortions" from Jan. 20, 2021, to July 5, 2022, and all "records regarding the number of covered abortions" from Jan. 1, 2010, through July 5, 2022."

The "records" requested pertain to any "written, recorded, or graphic" information regarding the financial coverage of abortion. That could be in the form of emails, memos, financial reports, and the like.  

Jankowski says Heritage did not receive the information it requested... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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Virginia Allen is a senior news producer and podcast host for The Daily Signal.