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Laura Bassett

GOP Congressmen Agree To Military Abortion Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics
Read More: Military Rape Amendment, Defense Authorization Bill, Armed Forces Abortion, Shaheen Amendment, Military Abortion Amendment, Armed Forces Rape, Military Rape Abortion, Military Rape, Politics News

A bipartisan conference committee of House and Senate members approved an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill on Tuesday that will extend the ...

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The Time is Now to End Discrimination Against Our Servicemembers

Tammy Duckworth | Posted 02.13.2013 | Politics
Read More: Congress, Military, War on Women, Servicewomen, Shaheen Amendment, Illinois, Health Insurance, Illinois Politics, Pro-Choice, Sexual Assault, Tammy Duckworth, Military Sexual Assaults, Politics News
Tammy Duckworth

Under current law, if a servicewoman becomes pregnant as a result of sexual assault and chooses abortion, her military health insurance will not cover it. As a combat veteran and newly elected member of the House of Representatives, I ask Congress to repeal this discriminatory ban.

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Laura Bassett

Colin Powell Urges Congress To Pass Abortion Amendment For Military Rape Victims

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.11.2012 | Politics
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Colin Powell, former Secretary of State under president George W. Bush, urged House and Senate leaders on Monday to support Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-N...

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U.S. Coast Guard Officer: "My Rape Could Have Been Prevented"

HuffPost Live | Posted 12.07.2012 | HuffPost Live 321
Read More: Women in Military, HuffPost Live, Military Assault, Women in the Military, Kori Cioca, Shaheen Amendment, HuffPost Live Clips, Military Rape, Video, HuffPost Live 321 News

Kori Cioca shared her frightening story on HuffPost Live Wednesday about being raped while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. In a conversation with hos...

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Laura Bassett

Abortion For Military Rape Victims Amendment Passes Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.06.2012 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, John McCain, National Defense Authorization Act, Todd Akin, Buck Mckeon, Military Rape Abortion, Military Rape, Video, Military Abortion, Ndaa, Richard Mourdock, Jeanne Shaheen, Shaheen-Amendment, Military Sexual Assault, Federal Abortion Coverage, Military Women Abortion, Sen-Jeanne-Shaheen, Politics News

In a historic bipartisan vote on Tuesday, the Senate passed Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-N.H.) amendment to the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act th...

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Laura Bassett

Bill To Restore Abortion Coverage To Military Rape Victims Bypassed In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.01.2011 | Politics
Read More: Video, Abortion Military, Military Abortion, Military Rape Victims, Military Women, Shaheen Amendment, Women in Military, Jeanne Shaheen, Military Rape, Politics News

Despite pervasive sexual assault in the U.S. military, women who become pregnant as a result of rape while serving in the military are denied abortion...

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