Thousands of active duty and civilian women in the U.S. military need abortion healthcare each year. But after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision this summer, many now live in states banning abortion.
“Let’s be clear: Women who are active-duty service members do not get to choose what state they live in, which means they could lose abortion access at the whim of any state with an abortion ban,”Ashley Ehasz, a West Point grad and former Apache helicopter pilot. “Now that women in uniform have lost their reproductive rights, our country’s fighting force is hindered and our security is at risk.”
Women, who now compose 17.2 percent of active-duty military and one-third of the civilian military workforce, are foundational for the effective functioning of the military. Forty percent of active-duty service women in the U.S. are stationed in states with abortion bans, as are 43 percent of civilian women working in the military.now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with narrow exceptions, and more have banned abortion as early as six weeks. Many of these states have military bases.
Texas, which bans abortion at fertilization, has 59 military bases. Georgia, which bans abortion at six weeks, has 29 bases. Florida, which bans abortion at 15 weeks, has 56 bases.by the RAND Army Research Division estimates that between 5,000 and 7,400 active-duty service women and military-employed civilian women who seek abortion services each year are stationed in states with abortion bans.
Women who are active-duty service members do not get to choose what state they live in, which means they could lose abortion access at the whim of any state with an abortion ban.“Women in the military are more likely to experience an
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