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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

GOP senator’s military blockade blamed for general’s health crisis

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Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of confirmations for new top military officials may have contributed to a Marine general’s health scare, top Democrats now argue.

Mr Tuberville has been blocking the confirmations of new military leaders citing his opposition to the Department of Defense policy of paying for troops needing abortions to travel out of state for reproductive health care services if they are stationed in areas where the procedures have become unavailable following the striking down of the Roe v Wade ruling by the Supreme Court in the summer of 2022.

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