(January 7, 2024 at 6:29 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Abortion bans and travel bans are weakening the military.
Abortion access policy could be dumped, former Pentagon leader warns
“Abortions bans — like anything else that unfairly puts hurdles between service members and necessary health care — pose a threat to military readiness. They erode the principles that make America strong.”
“The Department of Defense’s abortion travel policy was a necessary, though incomplete, step to remedying the Supreme Court’s error. It also could be reversed on the very first day of a new administration,” wrote Gil Cisneros, the former undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, in an op-ed published by The Hill on Tuesday.
Service members can take up to three weeks of administrative leave and receive travel stipends to cross state lines for abortion services if local laws prohibit the procedures. White House officials have defended the policy as necessary for the health and readiness of troops. Conservative opponents have called it an illegal move to ignore state bans on abortions.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/penta...der-warns/
Not to mention Tommy Tuberville. His hold on general/flag officer confirmations in protest of this Pentagon policy (400 leadership spots left unfilled for almost a year) directly and palpably damaged America's national security. This prick, and many like him, think their opinions are more important than our nation's safety.
One more bit of evidence that the GOP cares more for its party fortunes than our national weal.
