    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [January 22, 1993]
    [Page 11]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Memorandum on Abortions in Military Hospitals
    January 22, 1993

    Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense

    Subject: Privately Funded Abortions at Military Hospitals

        Section 1093 of title 10 of the United States Code prohibits the use
    of Department of Defense (``DOD'') funds to perform abortions except
    where the life of a woman would be endangered if the fetus were carried
    to term. By memoranda of December 21, 1987, and June 21, 1988, DOD has
    gone beyond what I am informed are the requirements of the statute and
    has banned all abortions at U.S. military facilities, even where the
    procedure is privately funded. This ban is unwarranted. Accordingly, I
    hereby direct that you reverse the ban immediately and permit abortion
    services to be provided, if paid for entirely with non-DOD funds and in
    accordance with other relevant DOD policies and procedures.
        You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
    the Federal Register.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:50 a.m., January 27,
    1993]