Pentagon weighs in on abortions — RT World Information
The US protection chief vows to guard ‘well being and well-being’ of American troops
Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin mentioned the Pentagon is reviewing its insurance policies and out there choices “as permitted by federal regulation,” to guard American servicemembers’ entry to being pregnant terminations following the Supreme Court docket transfer to repeal Roe v. Wade.
“The Division is analyzing this determination carefully and evaluating our insurance policies to make sure we proceed to offer seamless entry to reproductive well being care as permitted by federal regulation,” Austin mentioned in a quick assertion on Friday, after the Supreme Court docket struck down a 1973 ruling that assured absolutely the proper to a first-trimester abortion and restricted rights within the second.
“Nothing is extra essential to me or to this Division than the well being and well-being of our Service members, the civilian workforce and DOD households,” the US protection chief added.
The Division of Protection has come beneath elevated stress by activists and lawmakers to make sure easy accessibility to abortion companies for American troops since a draft SCOTUS ruling was leaked to the media in Might.
Federal regulation forbidding use of tax {dollars} for many abortions precludes navy medical doctors from offering such companies. Meaning troops need to journey off base for abortions, and with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many must go to a supplier in one other state.
Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming have all banned abortion typically since Friday’s ruling, or will achieve this within the coming days and weeks. In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and South Carolina, laws will quickly take impact banning elective abortions previous a cutoff level between six and 15 weeks into being pregnant. Lawmakers in a number of different states, together with Nebraska, Virginia and West Virginia, have promised to introduce related restrictions within the close to future.
Though the US Military and Air Pressure have taken steps to make it simpler for troops to get break day for abortions, pro-choice activists have argued that the Pentagon should take motion to make sure that all branches of the navy defend entry to such companies.
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