Veterans and service members push for more access to fertility care

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Veteran Jacquelyne Nichols sits down with NBC News' Courtney Kube to speak about the challenges she has experienced in receiving fertility care from the Department of Veterans after serving in the Marines. Nichols explains why the VA and the Defense Department need to expand the availability of fertility treatments to veterans and service members, who can experience rates of infertility three times higher than the general population.  » Subscribe to NBC News: https://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: https://www.nbcnews.com/ Find NBC News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews Follow NBC News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBCNews Get more of NBC News delivered to your inbox: nbcnews.com/newsletters #Veterans #Fertility #VA