Sen Tommy Tuberville made his views about abortion well-known this year. The senior Republican from Alabama spent most of the year putting a blanket hold on US military promotions in protest against a Pentagon policy that reimburses US servicemembers if they travel to a state where abortion is more accessible. The move infuriated both Democrats and Republicans who said it affected the nation’s military readiness.
But the former Auburn University football head coach punted when asked about the story of Kate Cox, the woman in Texas who was pregnant but whose foetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. After a court granted her the ability to have an abortion despite the fact Texas restricts the procedure at six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened legal action and the state supreme court blocked the ruling from the lower court.
