{"id":2047565,"date":"2023-09-28T01:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-pentagon-gets-away-with-funding-abortion-without-a-vote-in-congress-it-wont-stop-there\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T01:42:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:42:30","slug":"if-the-pentagon-gets-away-with-funding-abortion-without-a-vote-in-congress-it-wont-stop-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-pentagon-gets-away-with-funding-abortion-without-a-vote-in-congress-it-wont-stop-there\/","title":{"rendered":"If Pentagon funds abortion sans Congress vote, it won&#8217;t end there."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fif-the-pentagon-gets-away-with-funding-abortion-without-a-vote-in-congress-it-wont-stop-there%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=2047565&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Senator Tuberville Takes a\u2062 Stand Against Defense Department Abortion\u2064 Subsidies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Senator\u2064 Tommy Tuberville is steadfast in his \u200cdetermination to put an \u2064end\u2063 to Defense\u2064 Department travel\u200b subsidies\u200c for abortions. The backlash \u200cagainst his stance is not surprising, but the vitriol aimed \u2064at the Alabama Republican suggests that this controversy goes beyond just taxpayer-funded abortion.<\/p>\n<p>On October 20, 2022, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memorandum offering\u200c generous time \u200doff and travel subsidies\u200c for military \u2064women and \u200bfamilies seeking abortions across state lines. \u200bTo \u2062counter Austin&#8217;s unilateral\u2063 action, Tuberville placed a &#8220;hold&#8221; on group confirmations of\u2063 Department of Defense personnel nominations and promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Critics are accusing Tuberville of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">harming national security<\/a>, but as Tuberville recently proved, his hold does not\u2064 prevent the confirmation of\u200d individual nominations. Both political parties have \u200chistorically used\u2063 this\u200d legislative \u200c&#8221;check\u2064 and\u2062 balance&#8221; option to delay or defeat some \u2063executive branch proposals.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tuberville Faces Escalating\u2062 Attacks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tuberville&#8217;s \u200ddetermination has caused heads \u2062to explode \u200dwith disproportionate fury. National Security Spokesman John Kirby launched an impassioned tirade proclaiming the Pentagon&#8217;s\u2062 &#8220;foundational, sacred obligation&#8221; to\u200c subsidize abortions. Then, a trio of top civilian leaders castigated Tuberville in \u200can op-ed and a joint \u2064CNN interview.<\/p>\n<p>Navy Secretary Carlos Del\u200b Toro accused Senator Tuberville of \u2062&#8221;aiding and abetting a communist [government]&#8221; and\u200c &#8220;playing Russian roulette&#8221; \u2062with the lives \u200cof service members. Air Force Secretary\u200c Frank Kendall \u200dcomplained about &#8220;taunting&#8221; from a\u200b Chinese\u2064 colonel criticizing our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Politico, only\u200c &#8220;a small number&#8221; \u200bof military\u200c women have\u2063 sought\u200d travel\u2063 expenses related to abortion. Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger\u2064 Wicker asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in\u2062 a\u200c letter whether reports that &#8220;approximately 12 women&#8221; have\u2062 used the abortion travel program were accurate.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unveiling Big\u2062 Money and Gender Politics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If Austin\u2062 can get away with subsidizing abortion without a vote of Congress, Pentagon ideologues and outside activists will not stop there. The same officials\u2063 who have willingly enlisted in the administration&#8217;s\u200d campaign for abortion until\u200c birth will demand &#8220;access&#8221; to other \u2062controversial services deemed &#8220;medically necessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Austin&#8217;s memorandum\u2063 used the keywords &#8220;access&#8221; or &#8220;accessing reproductive\u2063 health care,&#8221; meaning\u2063 abortion,\u2064 seven times on three pages. DoD Instruction 1300.28, which expanded Defense Department regulations regarding transgender personnel, used\u2064 the word &#8220;access&#8221; for so-called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-compares-abortion-pills-to-headache-medication\/\" title=\"Democrat Rep. likens abortion pills to headache meds.\">gender-affirming\u2062 care<\/a>&#8221; 17 times on\u2062 22 pages.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2064 is \u200beasy to predict \u200bwhere activists and \u200bhighly paid Pentagon &#8220;experts&#8221; are going with this.\u2062 Unless Congress\u2062 intervenes, DoD abortion travel subsidies will set a precedent for more expenditures not authorized by Congress. These will include generous time off and\u2063 travel subsidies for\u2062 adults and \u200cchildren\u200d seeking &#8220;gender-affirming care&#8221; across state lines.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prioritizing \u200bTransgender Service Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The primary beneficiaries of these funds will be organizations like Planned Parenthood and medical facilities funded by the extremely wealthy J.B &#038; \u200bM.K. Pritzker Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative journalist Jennifer Bilek reported that the billionaire Pritzker family \u2063and related philanthropic outfits promote\u200b &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-hospital-works-hand-in-glove-with-schools-to-push-gender-transition-radical-gender-theory-on-students-report\/\" title=\"Chicago Hospital Works Hand-In-Glove With Schools To Push Gender Transition, Radical Gender Theory On Students: Report\">synthetic sexual identities<\/a>,&#8221; known as SSI,\u2064 by pouring millions into LGBT\u200c groups, including\u200c some that are\u200c advising Pentagon officials on transgender policies.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is\u2062 not\u200d reporting current expenditures\u200d related to Biden&#8217;s policies, but a Trump administration\u200b panel of experts assessing costs of transgender policies implemented under Barack Obama reported a 300 percent\u200d increase\u200d in\u2062 medical costs for active-duty service members \u200bdiagnosed with gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<p>A new Government\u2064 Accountability Office\u2064 report revealed shoddy, unsafe living conditions in\u2064 military barracks, \u200cbut this Pentagon likely will assign priority to the &#8220;sacrament&#8221; of abortion and costly attempts to pursue synthetic gender identities.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense \u200dDepartment exists to defend the country, not to spend untold\u2062 millions on controversial medical procedures. If Tuberville backs down on \u2062abortion subsidies, demands for free travel expenses and time off for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-pentagon-gets-away-with-funding-abortion-without-a-vote-in-congress-it-wont-stop-there\/\" title=\"If Pentagon funds abortion sans Congress vote, it won't end there.\">military personnel seeking sex-denying treatments<\/a> and surgeries for themselves\u2063 or \u2062dependent children \u200clogically will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville should continue to\u200b stand firm, Congress \u200dshould \u2062lend support\u2063 in the pending defense \u2063bill, and Austin \u200cshould rescind the\u2062 abortion subsidies\u200d that triggered the confirmation\u200d impasse without further delay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the\u200c impact of personal attacks and character assassination on productive discourse about controversial issues\u200d like abortion and Defense Department subsidies<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Subsidies will likely lead \u200dto further \u2063demands for taxpayer funding of other controversial services, such as \u2062gender transition procedures.<\/p>\n<p>This controversy also brings to light the issue of taxpayer-funded abortion. Many Americans are opposed to their tax dollars being\u200c used for a procedure that they find morally or ethically objectionable. \u2062Senator Tuberville&#8217;s stance against Defense Department travel subsidies \u200dfor abortions reflects the concerns of these Americans and their desire for their tax dollars to be used in ways that align with their values.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u2064vitriol and attacks aimed at Senator Tuberville indicate a \u200clarger issue at hand. It \u200bseems that any dissenting opinion or opposition to certain policies, particularly those related to\u2064 abortion, is met with an extreme and disproportionate \u2063response. Instead of engaging in\u2063 constructive \u200cdialogue \u200cand debate, individuals and organizations resort\u2063 to personal attacks and character assassination.\u200d This type of behavior is detrimental to our democracy and inhibits productive discourse on important issues.<\/p>\n<p>Senator\u2064 Tuberville&#8217;s actions, placing a &#8220;hold&#8221; on Department of Defense personnel nominations and promotions, is a legitimate and constitutional tool that has been utilized by both political parties throughout history. It allows\u2062 for a check and balance on the executive branch, ensuring that decisions and actions are thoroughly evaluated before being implemented. Critics who accuse Tuberville of harming national security fail to recognize the validity and importance of this legislative check.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential that\u2064 we have open and respectful discussions on topics such as \u2064taxpayer-funded abortion and the role of the Defense\u200b Department in providing subsidies for such procedures. This issue\u2063 goes\u2063 beyond just abortion, as it \u200braises questions about the limits\u200d of government power and the use of taxpayer dollars. \u2064It is crucial that we as a society engage in thoughtful \u2062and reasoned discussions on these matters, rather than \u2064resorting to vitriol and personal attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Senator\u200c Tuberville&#8217;s steadfast determination to \u2064put an end to Defense Department abortion subsidies is \u2063a reflection of the concerns and values of many Americans. The extreme backlash he \u2064has\u200b faced highlights the need for respectful and\u2064 constructive\u200d dialogue on controversial issues. It is imperative that we engage in robust discussions on the role of taxpayer dollars and the \u2062limits of government power in providing subsidies for certain\u200c procedures. Only through \u200dopen and respectful discourse \u200ccan\u2064 we arrive at solutions that consider the diverse opinions and values of our \u200csociety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tommy Tuberville remains resolute in his effort to end Defense Department travel funding for abortions. The backlash he faces is expected, but the intense criticism towards the Alabama Republican implies a deeper controversy beyond taxpayer-funded abortions. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin&#8217;s recent memorandum, dated Oct. 20, 2022, provides ample time for discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":504,"featured_media":2047566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2047565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/504"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2047565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2047565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2047565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2047565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}