Pentagon Under Pressure After Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision
- Women make up about 20% of America’s active-duty forces
- Defense Secretary Austin says Pentagon is reviewing options
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The Supreme Court decision ending a constitutional right to an abortion puts immediate pressure on the Pentagon, which has struggled to clarify how it will address the health-care expectations of female troops, and female spouses of troops.
It’s an issue top Pentagon officials -- including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin -- have been concerned about ever since a draft opinion of the court’s ruling leaked earlier this year.