TODAY'S FEATURE

GI's Repro Care OK; Violence at Home in W. Africa

By WeNews staff

Saturday, May 26, 2012

An amendment by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., that extends reproductive health services to servicewomen was approved May 24 by the Senate Armed Services Committee and will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act, reported Ms. Magazine May 25. Under the amendment, armed servicewomen will be granted the same rights as civilian women under federal policies that provide affordable abortion care to women who are the victims of rape or incest. Under the current policy, servicewomen are only eligible for abortion care if her life is at risk. The amendment will now go to the floor for consideration by the full Senate.

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