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Kobi · 05-23-2012, 11:58 AM

According to NARAL, tomorrow the Senate Armed Services Committee will be voting on an amendment that will require the military to provide abortion services to victims of rape or incest - overturning a decades old federal ban on such health services.

Sexual assaults on women in the military have increased 64% in the last 6 years. The budget of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office increased from $5 million in 2005 to more than $23 million in 2010.

While it would be best for women to serve without the threat of sexual assault, having the option of an abortion, if needed, seems pertinent.

Good time to let your Congressperson know your thoughts on this.

05-23-2012, 11:58 AM	#2462
Kobi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status: Happy Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic. Posts: 9,234 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,840 Thanked 34,654 Times in 7,652 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	The Military and Abortions According to NARAL, tomorrow the Senate Armed Services Committee will be voting on an amendment that will require the military to provide abortion services to victims of rape or incest - overturning a decades old federal ban on such health services. Sexual assaults on women in the military have increased 64% in the last 6 years. The budget of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office increased from $5 million in 2005 to more than $23 million in 2010. While it would be best for women to serve without the threat of sexual assault, having the option of an abortion, if needed, seems pertinent. Good time to let your Congressperson know your thoughts on this. __________________