Sen. Clinton Introduces bill to Give Servicewomen Access to Emergency Contraception

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Senator Clinton Introduces Bill to Give Servicewomen Access to Emergency Contraception

Wed, 07/18/2007


"The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act" Will Ensure Servicewomen Have Access to EC


July 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) introduced legislation today to ensure that U.S. servicewomen have access to and information about emergency contraception (EC). Congressmen Mike Michaud (D-ME) and Chris Shays (R-CT) are the champions of this legislation in the House of Representatives.

“Women deserve access to EC and our servicewomen are no different. Ensuring that EC is more broadly available at military health care facilities is a fair, common-sense step that everyone should be able to agree on,” said Senator Clinton.

Current Department of Defense policy does not require EC to be available at all health care facilities. In fact, current availability of EC is up to the discretion of each individual facility. According to the Pentagon, the number of reported sexual assaults in the military increased approximately 24 percent in 2006 – nearly 3000 incidents were reported in 2006 compared to almost 2400 in 2005. Given this unfortunate spike in reports of sexual assault cases in the military, access to EC is needed now more than ever. The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act simply ensures that EC is available at all facilities for our servicewomen.



The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act is also sponsored in the Senate by Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).



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start with.

Good for Senator Clinton.

the fetus freaks all in a tizzy. Of course that works for me because I always enjoy seeing them all hypertensive.

Even Lieberman signed on to this one.

Actually, this is a really good political move by Clinton. It brings attention to how reactionary the Republicans are regarding womens' reproductive rights. Bush will veto it, of course, but there might just be enough moderate Republicans who are up for re election would would vote to override a veto.

Mz Pip
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long overdue.

the fundies can't have it both ways. They want to keep the servicemen over there, but they don't wanna do squat for the women who are over the WITH them dealing with these attacks.

Never thought I'd say it, but good for Hillary.

Good for Hillary and the others in Congress. Amazing they have to pass legislation for this.

This should be a no-brainer.

And servicewomen should be able to have abortions in overseas medical facilities as well. It should be elective surgery (she can pay for it herself if need be) available at the local military hospital. The way I understand it now she has to ask her CO for leave to go back to the US to have the procedure done in a US hospital. So much for privacy for one thing.