evidence: The Pentagon is introducing measures to protect military service members’ rights and access to abortions no matter what state they are stationed in, according to a memo from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. [...] Federal funding can be used for abortions being performed in the case of rape, incest or if there is risk to the life of the mother, also referred to as covered abortions. Because of this, military medical facilities which are federally funded can perform covered abortions even in states with restrictive abortion laws. [...] The Department is also developing policies to provide "travel and transportation allowances" for service members or their family members that have to travel to another state to get an abortion, a defense official said. These actions are "fully consistent with federal law," the official added. The Pentagon will not cover the cost of non-covered abortion services, the official said.