Senator Tuberville’s War on Women is Harming National Security

Per the Hill: “In May 2023, for the seventh time in four months, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) prevented the Senate from voting on the promotions of about 200 military leaders (with one star or more), a process requiring the unanimous consent of all senators.” “Tuberville is blocking the promotions because he opposes a Pentagon program, announced in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, to reimburse travel expenses and grant up to three weeks of leave for women in the armed forces seeking abortion or fertility treatments and stationed in areas where abortion is restricted. Between 2016 and 2021, Pentagon officials have pointed out, 91 abortions were performed at military treatment facilities on individuals whose lives were endangered or whose pregnancies resulted from rape or incest. The Defense Department reports that 17.3 percent of active-duty armed services personnel, 231,741 individuals, are women. Tuberville has indicated he will lift his hold only if Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ends the policy or the Senate votes on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (or a stand-alone bill) to rescind it.” Our national security shouldn’t be the collateral damage of Senator Tuberville’s war on women. Speak out and let the American people know what’s happening in the Senate, and support Senator Klobuchar’s resolution or another remedy to end this blockade without stripping our military of their rights.