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House Dems Draft Defense Funding Bill That Prevents Pentagon From Denying Abortion Leave

Dillon Burroughs
House Dems Draft Defense Funding Bill That Prevents Pentagon From Denying Abortion Leave
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The Department of Defense could be banned from denying service members and civilian employees leave to obtain an abortion, according to a proposed defense appropriations bill draft by House Democrats.

The House Appropriations Committee shared the proposal on Tuesday in a draft that includes more than $760 billion in defense funding.

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