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from:msnbc.comThe Pentagon for the first time will require military bases worldwide to offer emergency contraception or the so-called morning-after pill, a military spokeswoman said Thursday.
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About time.
Amen. It should be an integral part of our foreign aid and made free world wide.
Double true. I've often said "You want aid? fine. how about you stop spitting out babies you can't feed first? Line up for your Depo shot, and have a bag of rice.
The military is frequently behind the times in that care available elsewhere, mainstream, is not available at ALL for DOD. What people don't realize is that because of this, common procedures on "the outside" are frequently not available in the military- for example, the epidural they pushed on my for childbirth 7 years ago had only been available in that particular facility for a few years, when it had been so common as to be mundane in civilian hospitals. Never mind that the military uses it's employees as guinea pigs...
Why don't they just take the shot that keeps men's winkies down like they give to the Marines during boot camp.
As a woman, I would not be in favor of that. :)
I went from southern Afgh. to a large base up north. Here's what I saw.....everyone was "paired" up. The PX has condoms on the rack. Two hangers were empty, only the non-lube condoms remained. Women (contractors) dressed in normal street clothes- no problem there- but, the fact remains that each of these bases (regardless)of size) has a contained sub-culture, complete with every societal issue.
So, we always joke, "who's doing the fighting?" Everyone of these large bases are having so much fun, while little outside the wire changes. Add to it, the huge compensation packages (hazard pay), the cost of equipment and armament, the cost of shipping the necessary infrastructure, the "Afghanistan First" program budget and the amount of money paid to foreign entities from highwaymen, to the overseas steel broker that sells his product to the U.S. to build MRAP's, to the foreignNational who is employed at a cheaper rate (many times you question "Is this Human trafficking or a security issue? Or Both?) AND you get the picture of where your tax dollars are going.
So, true, the soldiers and marines need to "cope", but again, much of what is done, much of what you see, is young men and women sucked in by huge signing bonuses and re-up bonuses, voluntarily staying because the money is so good and the fighting, in many cases, is so minimal. This isn't WWII, and it's taking twice as long for good acceptable reasons. But, you should realize how expensive these wars are, and how real little return you get for your tax dollar when we fund the military with a blank check. 10 years, 20 years. Well, at least they won't have to sell baby formula at the PX's in these war zones, yet.
What's your point? We pay less, or we fight fewer wars?
So let's see.. no one can have sex, because they are a soldier? What about soldiers and their families (it's not JUST soldiers by the way, if say a wife is living on base and treated by base doctors) who are based in Stuttgart, or is THAT ok? Forehead slap.
Used to be camp followers. Now, it looks like the US Military is the madam running a very large cat house. Why fight when you can be f
There is a lot made of the long and multiple overseas tours. In World War II if I'm not mistaken, soldiers enlisted for the duration plus 6 months, and in most cases knew they weren't coming home until the war was over. Now there was some real incentive to get the job done.
"Enlist" implies a choice in the matter. Generally, they either had to sign up on their own or they were drafted.
Should have been done long ago.
Teh republicans will have a field day with this...... Shock!!!! They will have to pass a law IMMEDIATELY to stop this!!!! Too bad that they cannot focus on more important things....
They will be upset. They probably thought that fooling around was a privilege reserved for politicians.
Long overdue...another example of failed Bush policy.
Boy this is gonna start a @!$%#storm for sure. The anti abortion crowd are gonna be raging pissed!
That means we're doing something right.
But what if the morning after you're still screwing? Hell, morning wood gets me in more trouble than the night before! Man I love breaking off a piece first thing in the morning, starts the day off right, know what I mean?! Let's just call it the 'Sometime in-between pill'. Cause sometime in-between she better be taking that thing.
I welcome our military to the 1990s.
Can we welcome America to Europe of the 80's? That's about how far the FDA is behind....
You're correct with that!!
Wow! So our tax dollars are going toward some EFFECTIVE form of Birth Control??? There's gonna be a s$itstorm coming from the right on this one! Those darned military guys! First the JCS backs gays, now this! How are we ever gonna scare the population into refusing to open their eyes?
This is gonna be fun to watch!
Next? Militray allows gay marriage! Yay!
If they are in some foreign country ready to die to protect your ass, you really don't need to get involved with their personal lives.
Next!
European demographics show a declining birth rate for real honest to god caucasian europeans, meanwhile the other cultures (immigrant) continue to increase. So the mathamatical bottom line is the whites are gradually fading because white women are too lazy and too greedy for money to have babies. AND AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL THIS is that the military is used as the social launch pad for all society engineering initiatives. Ive had enough. I say no to murder of the unborn so a womam can feel equal and pursue an independent of man-type life style. AS far as this governmental largesse, lets just shut it all down. Close all military bases overseas and make them as susceptible to moral laws we have in the USA, no murder overseas of the unborn and lets stop this tomfoolery and make women and society overseas and here tow the line, you get pregnant, you get to produce another citizen. Abortion is murder and I could care a less if a woman thinks she is gonna decide when and if she is gonna reporduce another citizen. Welcome to the real world, Ive had enough of convenient murder for the sake of women having fun while the future gets bleaker and bleaker because we are snuffing out all the future productive citizens. Carry this one step further and prosecute for murder of innocent babies.. and by the way no more boob jobs for service women so they can enhance the bait..
Wow Ho-feleachio,
You're another one of "them" Religious Racists - "ain't" ya ?
It really surprises me how many of you are around. Go stuff your pie-hole with Tea Bags. White Tea of course.
What the hell is your problem? If anything, the morning after pill reduces abortion rates. And what about rape victims? They have enough to endure without the possibility of pregnancy and having to possibly make a choice of abortion. And considering that 75% of rapes are unreported, it is important for emergency contraception to be available to them so the possibility of pregnancy does not add to their problems.
Oh yeah by the way... if you are a man then when it comes to abortion you don't really have a dog in that race, and if you are a woman who has not had to face choosing abortion or having an unwanted child, especially in the case of a rape or failed birth control, then you also need to get off your soapbox and face reality. No one likes it, including the women who choose abortion, but there are times when it the best choice. No matter what you think, the vast majority of women who choose abortion do not make the choice lightly, it is the most difficult decision they will ever make. Many of them were adamantly pro-life until they were faced with that decision.