Chuck Hagel in Mother Jones magazine

On Abortion: Supports insurance coverage for abortion for military women

[Mother Jones magazine describes that amendment as] an effort by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to expand abortion access for military women who are raped. If Shaheen's measure passes, military families will finally have the same access to abortion that other federal employees already receive. The Department of Defense currently only provides abortion coverage if the life of the mother is at stake. If an Army medic serving in Afghanistan is raped and becomes pregnant, she can't use her military health plan to pay for an abortion. If she does decide to get an abortion, she will have to pay for it with her own money. And if she can't prove she was raped, she may have to look for services off base, which can be dangerous or impossible in many parts of the world.