Monday, December 10, 2012

Democrats Press to Lift Abortion Ban in Military Healthcare

NewsMax: Proponents of ending the ban on women in the military using their health insurance to pay for abortions in cases of rape and incest stepped up the political pressure on Wednesday, insisting that this year’s defense bill be used to finally lift the prohibition. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., chief sponsor of a provision in Senate legislation, and two retired Army officers described the current law preventing insurance coverage as morally and economically unfair to the more than 214,000 women serving in the U.S. military. They promised to lobby the chief House and Senate negotiators to end the ban. Read more:

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/democrats-abortion-ban/2012/12/05/id/466634#ixzz2EELdNpuM

No comments:

Post a Comment