Senate Democrats ask military to protect abortion access for service members
Three-quarters of the Senate’s Democrats sent a letter Monday urging Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to continue to protect access to abortion care for service members and their families and warning that restricting reproductive care harms national security.
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Defense chief slams Tuberville’s hold on Pentagon nominees over abortion policy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said there will be “powerful effects” on military readiness if Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) continues to hold up more than 150 Pentagon nominees over an abortion policy in the Defense Department.
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‘Not going to let our military be politicised,’ says Republican delaying nominees over abortion
A Republican senator holding up more than 100 nominations over Pentagon policy on abortion claimed: “I’m not going to let our military be politicised.”
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GOP rep tells defense chief ‘you will lose’ fight over abortion policy
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday blasted a new abortion policy at the Pentagon in a heated exchange with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, telling the military chief he will “lose” a legal fight over the abortion rule.
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