evidence: Federal law restricts the Department of Defense from using its funds or facilities to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case in which the pregnancy is the result of an active rape or incest, referred to generally as covered abortions. The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs does not prohibit the department from continuing to perform covered abortions as described, and which are consistent with federal law. [...] DEFENSE OFFICIAL 2: The third category we mentioned, ensuring access to reproductive healthcare -- within that line of effort, service members who do not necessarily control where they are stationed, and due to the nature of military service, are frequently required to travel and move to meet operational requirements. The department will therefore develop policies to ensure service members are able to access reproductive healthcare regardless of where they're stationed. This includes policies allowing service members to request an administrative absence from their normal duty stations without being charged leave and travel allowances for service members and dependents who must travel to access reproductive healthcare and would otherwise have to pay for that travel themselves. This will include travel for reproductive healthcare not covered by the Department of Defense such as non-covered abortion services and certain non-covered assisted reproductive technology services such as in vitro fertilization. While allowances will cover travel and transportation, it is important to note that the service member is responsible for the fees associated with the non-covered reproductive healthcare.