Mass. veteran sues VA, saying she was denied IVF over same-sex marriage

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Mass. veteran sues VA, saying she was denied IVF over same-sex marriage
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'I’m shocked and disappointed that the VA is denying me and other veterans IVF benefits because we’re in same-sex marriages,' Ashley Sheffield said in a statement.

An Air Force veteran of nearly 20 years has filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs alleging she was denied reproductive services because she is married to a woman.

“Like so many LGBTQ service veterans, I honorably served in the Armed Forces and I earned the health benefits that millions of veterans enjoy," Sheffield said in a statement."I’m shocked and disappointed that the VA is denying me and other veterans IVF benefits because we’re in same-sex marriages. We are entitled to equal treatment and we should no longer be treated as second-class citizens.

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