Democrats propose expanded military leave so service members can get abortions

The Democratic bill would require the Pentagon to pay for out-of-state travel for service members to receive abortions and was introduced after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

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"Abortion access should be a right, not a privilege," said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. "Yet a recent study estimated that 40 percent of service members will have no or severely restricted access to abortion services where they are stationed – something they have no control over. The fallout of being denied care will be catastrophic, as is the threat to our military readiness, recruitment, morale, and unit cohesion."