Female veterans criticize gender disparities in VA medical system

They shared their experiences with a House subcommittee on veterans health during a "listening tour" in Texas.

HOUSTON — Navy veteran Tana Plescher said she was shocked by what a doctor told her when she sought care for a panic attack at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas. 

“You’re a woman; I don’t know what to do with you,” she said he remarked.

The state’s restrictive abortion laws spotlight existing gender disparities within the VA medical system, according to former military women who shared their personal experiences during a listening tour held by Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/female-veterans-criticize-gender-disparities-va-medical-system-rcna43948