Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging a Trump administration rule restricting abortion care and counseling for veterans and their families through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, supports a lawsuit challenging a December 2025 rule that reversed protections established under the Biden administration in 2022. Those protections allowed abortion care in cases of rape, incest or when a pregnancy threatened a patient’s health.
According to the coalition, the new rule could deny abortion care to approximately 90% of previously eligible patients, create confusion among healthcare providers and shift additional healthcare costs onto states.
“This rule change jeopardizes the health and safety of our Veterans and their families, endangering those who have already put their lives on the line for our country,” Brown said.
The coalition argues that the restrictions threaten veterans’ health and financial security while limiting access to medical information needed to make informed healthcare decisions.
