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GOP objection kills Senate funding for military fertility program (Republicans screw the troops)
In January the Pentagon launched a pilot program that allowed U.S. troops to freeze their sperm and eggs before deployment.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter lauded it as a way that service members could preserve their reproductive cells in case they suffered catastrophic wounds or merely wanted to put off having children.
Now the program might be heading for a quick demise: On Tuesday, the Republican-led Senate voted 85-13 to approve a $602 billion military spending bill for 2017 that stripped funding for the program.
Washington state Democratic Sen. Patty Murray called it "a truly shameful mistake."
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/gop-objection-kills-senate-funding-military-fertility-program/
Defense Secretary Ash Carter lauded it as a way that service members could preserve their reproductive cells in case they suffered catastrophic wounds or merely wanted to put off having children.
Now the program might be heading for a quick demise: On Tuesday, the Republican-led Senate voted 85-13 to approve a $602 billion military spending bill for 2017 that stripped funding for the program.
Washington state Democratic Sen. Patty Murray called it "a truly shameful mistake."
MORE HERE: http://yonside.com/gop-objection-kills-senate-funding-military-fertility-program/
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