US: End Abortion Ban for Military Women

This is something that I'm very sensitive to. Women should have the choice whether or not to carry on with their pregnancies especially if it's a result of rape. I know of a few instances of post-partum depression because of unwanted pregnancies in the case of rape victims that resulted to child abuse. This article was published in May this year by the Human Rights Watch.


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US: End Abortion Ban for Military Women
Senate Committee to Consider Insurance Coverage for Rape, Incest Victims

(Washington, DC) – The US government should allow US servicewomen who are rape survivors to make their own decisions about their pregnancies. On May 24, 2012, the US Senate Armed Services Committee will consider a proposal under a military funding bill that would end the ban on military insurance coverage for abortion in cases of rape and incest.

“It is outrageous that US servicewomen enduring sexual assault while serving their country are also kept from making decisions about their pregnancies,” said Meghan Rhoad, women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The Senate has an opportunity to end this double injustice by revoking the health insurance ban on abortions in cases of rape.”

US law prohibits the armed forces from providing health coverage for abortion except in cases in which the life of the pregnant woman is in danger. This policy diverges from other federal health insurance programs such as Medicaid, which include exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape and incest.

Read the full article at the Human Rights Watch website.