Colin Powell Urges Congress To Pass Abortion Amendment For Military Rape Victims

Laura Bassett reports for the Huffington Post:

“It has been our privilege to lead and serve alongside the brave men and women of our armed forces and we believe that they deserve the best medical care that our country can provide,” Powell wrote in a letter signed by dozens of military leaders. “We were therefore greatly disappointed to learn that, by federal statute, the Department of Defense is barred from providing insurance coverage for abortion except where a pregnant woman’s life is endangered. Unlike other current federal restrictions on abortion coverage, the military ban provides no exception for cases of rape and incest. The current policy is unfair and must be changed.”

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