An election-year fight could ensue over an amendment to the Senate defense authorization bill (S 3280) that would allow military servicewomen to obtain abortion care at military hospitals if they use private funds, Stars and Stripes reports (Shane, Stars and Stripes, 6/8). The amendment, by Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), would repeal a policy implemented in the mid-1990s that prohibits the provision of abortion services at military hospitals, even if paid for with private funds, except in cases of rape, incest or threats to the woman's life (Daily Health Policy Report, 6/8)...
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