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Bill requires emergency birth control access - Air Force News, news from Iraq - Air Force Times
As long as women are serving in the military, I support this, especially because a pregnant woman means a discharged woman, and one less soldier on the lines doing their job. This legislature acknowledges the reality that although sexual activities aren't allowed in the military, they can and do happen.
Article said:Emergency contraceptives would be made available at all military hospitals and clinics under bipartisan Senate legislation sponsored by Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.
The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act would add emergency contraceptives to the core list of medications that must be stocked by every military health care facility.
Emergency contraceptives, including what are commonly called “morning-after pills,” are not required to be stocked on military bases but are part of the pharmacy stock at some locations.
A statement issued by Franken’s office says emergency contraception is “widely available” at private-sector pharmacies throughout the U.S. but “is not always available to servicewomen … particularly those serving overseas.”
The bill also would mandate that patients not be required to get prior approval to receive emergency contraceptives.
As long as women are serving in the military, I support this, especially because a pregnant woman means a discharged woman, and one less soldier on the lines doing their job. This legislature acknowledges the reality that although sexual activities aren't allowed in the military, they can and do happen.