Posted 1/30/2024, 4:53:00 PM
Thune Presses Austin to Delay Abortion Travel Policy, Ensure Troops' Moral Beliefs Accommodated
- Thune sending letter to Austin urging him to allow military leaders to defer implementing abortion travel policy
- Wants Austin to take personal responsibility for approving abortion travel requests
- Notes federal policy accommodates moral/religious beliefs, seeks clarification on denial of accommodations
- Warns failure to honor convictions could spur more untimely military separations
- Requests info within 30 days on processes for facilitating conscience protections and denials