A leaked Department of Veteran Affairs video showed efforts to promote abortions and more "medically accurate" terminology such as "person who is pregnant" over pregnant women.
A "Reproductive Health Training" video from April 2023 advised staffers on how to counsel veterans considering abortion.
Before discussing counseling procedures, the video began with a "note" on language that clarified, "Not all people who seek abortions identify as women." Another note read, "’Person who is pregnant’ is inclusive and preferred to ‘pregnant woman.’"
"When ‘women’ is used in this presentation series, it’s because the studies cited only included ciswomen," the video also stated.
