{"id":1887985,"date":"2023-03-15T19:43:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-joni-ernst-introduces-legislation-to-bar-dod-from-paying-abortion-travel-costs\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T19:46:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:46:15","slug":"sen-joni-ernst-introduces-legislation-to-bar-dod-from-paying-abortion-travel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-joni-ernst-introduces-legislation-to-bar-dod-from-paying-abortion-travel-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Joni Ernst introduces legislation to bar DOD from paying abortion travel costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-joni-ernst-introduces-legislation-to-bar-dod-from-paying-abortion-travel-costs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1887985&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">              <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>               <\/p>\n<div id=\"Brid_78817388\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\">               <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_78817388\", {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1258221\"}); <\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">S<\/span>en. Joni Ernst (R-IA), leads the effort on legislation aimed to amend the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/us-blames-russian-pilot\">Department of Defense<\/a> To prevent funding being used for travel, the travel statute was created. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abortion<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The legislation, which was introduced Wednesday, follows President Joe Biden&#8217;s signing of an executive order last January allowing the Pentagon to reimburse military personnel and their dependents who travel for the procedure. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>The decision of the court to reverse <i>Roe v. Wade<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/russian-aircraft-collides-unmanned-us-drone-black-sea\">RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT COLLIDES OVER UNMANNED USA DRONE<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>The legislation&#8217;s supporters argue that taxpayer money should not be used for abortions. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"450\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"450\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"379\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"379\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"622\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><source width=\"1060\" height=\"622\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Sen. Joni E. Ernst (Republican of Iowa) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing about Judge Justin Walker&#8217;s nomination to the U.S. Senate. Circuit Court judge for District of Columbia Circuit, Capitol Hill, Washington, Wednesday May 6, 2020                 <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\"> Caroline Brehman\/AP                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Pentagon should not be mobilized against the unborn. The Department of Defense exists to defend life, not destroy it,&#8221; Ernst, a combat veteran, made the statement in a statement. &#8220;Biden DoD&#8217;s policy is not just unlawful, it&#8217;s immoral. Congress has been clear: the Hyde Amendment protects taxpayers from being forced to fund abortions. I will continue to ensure the unborn and your tax dollars are protected.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON XAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-SK), Mike Braun (R-IN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jim Risch (R-ID), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Thune (R-SD), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and J.D. Vance (R-OH), also signed the legislation. <\/p>\n<p>The measure faces an uphill battle in the Democratic-controlled upper chamber.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/joni-ernst-introduces-legislation-bar-dod-abortion-travel-costs\">Sen. Joni Ernst proposes legislation to prohibit DOD paying for abortion travel costs<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is leading the efforts on legislation aimed at amending the Department of Defense\u2019s travel statute to prevent funding from being used to pay for service members and their families to travel to obtain an abortion. 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