evidence: Under federal law, DOD funds and facilities may only be used to perform abortions where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. The most recent statistics show that between 2016 and 2021, a total of 91 abortions were performed in military medical treatment facilities. [...] The memo directs the creation of a uniform administrative absence policy for service members for non-covered reproductive health care and establishes travel and transportation allowances for service members and their dependents, as appropriate. It also directs the amendment of travel regulations to facilitate official travel to access non-covered reproductive health care that is unavailable within the local area of a service member's permanent duty station. The policies will address reproductive health care 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 costs, service members are responsible for fees associated with non-covered reproductive health care. These actions will be taken consistent with federal law and operational requirements.