Posted on Jul 1, 2022
Abortion allowed my military service to continue. Without roe, other women might be hindered.
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"I spent years serving and fighting around the world to protect our country and our freedoms. Now I have to fight for freedoms here at home and for protections in the very military I served in.
It’s frightening to imagine how losing the constitutional protection for abortion guaranteed under Roe v. Wade will affect women in the military. The Defense Department announced Tuesday that the Supreme Court decision “does not prohibit the Department from continuing to perform covered abortions, consistent with federal law,” stressing, “There will be no interruption to this care.” That’s good to hear, but the fact is the current level of care is totally inadequate. When it comes to reproductive health, everything from family planning to getting your period — worsened by the ongoing tampon shortage — can be a struggle for women who serve"
It’s frightening to imagine how losing the constitutional protection for abortion guaranteed under Roe v. Wade will affect women in the military. The Defense Department announced Tuesday that the Supreme Court decision “does not prohibit the Department from continuing to perform covered abortions, consistent with federal law,” stressing, “There will be no interruption to this care.” That’s good to hear, but the fact is the current level of care is totally inadequate. When it comes to reproductive health, everything from family planning to getting your period — worsened by the ongoing tampon shortage — can be a struggle for women who serve"
Abortion allowed my military service to continue. Without roe, other women might be hindered.
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We are slowly becoming one of those fascist countries everyone despises. Unless the right wakes up, I fear for our future.
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SrA Jan Hernandez
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I for one get tired of reading about “others” from oneself with name-calling especially from those claiming to be a tolerant liberal. Stop it!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Currently the military allows service members to go on travel leave to receive "covered abortions" if it is not available at their base -- or to use personal leave at their own expense to receive an abortion for all other cases.
"Access to emergency or convalescent leave remains unchanged for all Service members," Cisneros wrote in his memo. "DOD civilian employees may continue to request sick leave and other forms of leave as necessary to meet the health care needs of the employee and his or her family members. Sick leave may be used to cover travel that is necessary to obtain any type of medical treatment."
..."Currently the military allows service members to go on travel leave to receive "covered abortions" if it is not available at their base -- or to use personal leave at their own expense to receive an abortion for all other cases.
"Access to emergency or convalescent leave remains unchanged for all Service members," Cisneros wrote in his memo. "DOD civilian employees may continue to request sick leave and other forms of leave as necessary to meet the health care needs of the employee and his or her family members. Sick leave may be used to cover travel that is necessary to obtain any type of medical treatment."
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