Posted on 06/26/2022 8:32:49 AM PDT by bitt
The Pentagon has made the announcement that it will refuse to recognize any abortion laws springing from the Supreme Court’s decision that there is no guaranteed right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement on on Friday regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
“Nothing is more important to me or to this Department than the health and well-being of our Service members, the civilian workforce and DOD families,” the Pentagon chief announced. “I am committed to taking care of our people and ensuring the readiness and resilience of our Force. The Department is examining this decision closely and evaluating our policies to ensure we continue to provide seamless access to reproductive health care as permitted by federal law.”
Politico reported that the Department of Defense does not yet have “any policy to announce for accommodating female service members stationed in states that have outlawed abortion,” officials tell NatSec Daily.
“Female troops seeking the procedure already face steep hurdles to getting the care they need: They cannot get abortions at military medical facilities, and federal law also prevents troops from using their Tricare health insurance to cover the cost of the procedures at private facilities, unless the life of the mother is at risk due to the Hyde Amendment,” Politico added.
“The biggest challenge currently is the lack of complete freedom to travel when you want to travel without having to get permission from a supervisor,” former Air Force JAG officer and Southwestern law professor Rachel Vanlandingham said. “Now, women serving here stateside are going to be subject to the whims [of the states] that they are involuntarily assigned to.”
It is not lost on Americans, however, that the same Pentagon that summarily discharged servicemembers for failing to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate has announced it will ignore state laws and suddenly respect the bodily autonomy of female servicemembers.
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Wow that explains a lot. the Pentagon’s primary goal is not defending the nation. Who would have thought.
No kidding! WTH? Why are they even commenting on this?
It’s NOT ‘the government’ it’s Biden’s thugs who were hired based on skin color and sexual kink or both.
LOL...very well done! That is excellent, worthy of Babylon Bee!
The state drinking was 21 when I was in high school. My Senior Prom date and I legally had wine with out dinner on Prom night, at a supper club on a DoD facility.
More tyranny of Government. Austin and Milley should both resign for not obeying the Constitution as they swore to do when enlisting or being sworn into the job they have. Of course the same thing could be said about most of Congre$$ and the rest of the Deep State.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III......”The Department is examining this decision closely and evaluating our policies to ensure we continue to provide seamless access to reproductive health care as permitted by federal law.”
The prestigious science journals “Nature” and “Science” both had editorials calling abortion “health care”. Ausin agrees with them, and intends to flout state laws.
Abortion is NOT health care! It is MURDER! Period!!!!
This sets a precedent for nullifying state gun laws, etc.
Now that we can pick and choose a la cart which laws we will comply with it should get rather sporty out there.
hm... interesting ...
just curious, if a military base is located in a place where it is illegal to sell liquor or have a casino, or something of that nature... can they sell it on the military base or have a casino in opposition to local or state laws?
Join the Army. Get scraped.
“Doesn’t matter. Once they pass into the civilian realm, all local laws will be applicable. They can sing broadway tunes all they want, but it won’t mean diddly if they break the law.”
BINGO! Lock their asses up in a state jail.
It’s not insurrection when they do it.
State laws against murder apply on military bases. This is a breach of the Constitution and people must pay for this.
Impeach & remove.
The organization formerly known as the Pentagon apparently has morphed into the Pentagram.
Don't be surprised if this turns out to be really fun.
Most Army bases have exclusive federal jurisdiction, but many military bases do have concurrent jurisdiction with civilian authorities.
I doubt the current US military feels bound by federal law, much less state law.
It SHOULD be difficult and inconvenient to get an abortion. Most abortions are purely elective, and most women who partake of abortions have multiple abortions. These women are killing innocent unborn babies, abortion should NOT be convenient/inexpensive/free/easy to do.
Baby-killers was the left’s chorus during Vietnam; oh the irony.
That might be the case, but you better have your own facility to murder the baby because in most Red states there will not be any
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