Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has criticized procedural maneuvers by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., that have held up promotions for senior military officials. But Schumer’s description is overly broad.
in a Mar. 28, 2023, Senate floor speech that Tuberville is"blocking the routine promotion of 160 general and flag officers because he objects to women within the military getting access to reproductive care."We found that Schumer has a point, but glosses over some nuance.
The policy was implemented earlier this year, half a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The court’s decision cleared the way for states — including some with major military bases — to ban or substantially restrict access to abortion. On March 1, after the policy was implemented, Tuberville wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in which he
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