,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fceg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,ms4 
,escob>1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,mr4 ,smi? (        
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4     
,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,khanna1   
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1   
,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4 ,gold5 ( ,ma9e1 ,ms4 
,jacobs1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4
 ,jackson ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4         
,vasquez1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1  
,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4    
,hors=d1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% leave policies ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces = a memb] to seek an abortion4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,access to ,reproductive ,c>e =       
,s]vicememb]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,foll[+ ! 
,supreme ,c\rt's decision to elim9ate ! 
"r to abortion1 ,/ates across ! c\ntry h

 mov$ swiftly to ban abortion access1   
lead+ to ev5 great] b>ri]s to c>e =     
milit>y families4  7#b7 ,access to      
abortion c>e is ess5tial to a p]son's   
heal? & c5tral to _! economic & social  
well-be+4 ,bans & re/rictions on        
abortion delay access to abortion c>e & 
!re=e increase co/s = memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces seek+ c>e4 ,! consequ5ce ( ^!     
delays & b>ri]s c\ld mean t a p]son is  
=c$ to c>ry a pregnancy aga9/ _! w1 :i* 
c greatly affect _! bodily autonomy1    
f9ancial /ability1 & ov]all well-be+4   
7#c7 ,! ,arm$ ,=ces h a l>ge pres5ce 9  
_m ,/ates pois$ to ban or re/rict access
 to abortion1 _m ( :i* also neighbor    
,/ates t w\ld likely ban abortion4  7#d7
 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces seek+ c>e      
(f-base may be limit$ 9 _! ability to d 
s due to re/rictions on leave or travel 
re/rictions impos$ by _! unit4  7#e7    
,re/rictions on receiv+ approval to take
 leave = abortion c>e int]f]e ) a memb] 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces' heal?1 well-be+1 & "r  
to access ! c>e !y ne$4 ,! decision to  

t]m9ate a pregnancy %\ld n dep5d on !   
discretion or judgm5t ( a milit>y       
comm&]4  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se has
 recogniz$ t abortion is a "t           
s5sitive-proc$ure & access %\ld n be    
delay$ = memb]s or milit>y families4    
7#g7 ,:5 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces decides
 to obta9 an abortion1 x %\ld be        
available1 af=dable1 private1 & free f  
puni%m5t1 reprisal1 or judgm5t by !     
memb]'s *a9 ( comm&4  7#h7 ,comm&]s or  
approval au?orities h a duty to display 
objectivity1 compassion1 & discretion :5
 address+ all heal? c>e matt]s1 includ+ 
reproductive heal? c>e matt]s1 & to     
en=ce exi/+ policies aga9/ discrim9ation
 & retaliation4  7#i7 ,! h>ms (         
abortion-specific re/rictions fall mo/  
heavily on p :o already face b>ri]s to  
access+ heal? c>e includ+ p ) l[        
incomes1 su* z junior memb]s1 & ,black1 
,indig5\s1 & p ( color1 immigrants1 "y  
p1 p ) disabilities1 ! ,,lgbtqi         
community1 & ^? /ation$ 9 rural & o!r   
m$ically und]s]v$ areas4  7#aj7 ,equal  

access to abortion c>e1 ev]y:]e1 is     
ess5tial to social & economic           
p>ticipation1 equality1 reproductive    
autonomy1 & ! "r to det]m9e a p]son's   
own life & future4  7#aa7 ,! d5ial (    
leave = an abortion or any o!r          
reproductive heal? s]vice violates !    
rights ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4 ,access
 to c>e = milit>y families %\ld n be    
det]m9$ by ! p]sonal beliefs ( o!rs4    
7#ab7 ,9 addition to ! heal? & well-be+ 
implications = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & 
_! families1 ! failure to address ^!    
issues w contribute to ! *all5ges t !   
,arm$ ,=ces faces 9 attract+ & reta9+   
p]sonnel1 !reby negatively affect+      
milit>y /r5g? & read9ess4  #c4 ,leave = 
a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces = abortion  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ 7z su* t]m
 is def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 %all1 ) reg>ds to  
abortion c>e = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
or ! dep5d5t ( su* a memb]-- 7#a7       
consid] su* c>e to be "t-s5sitive &     
!re=e approve leave = su* abortion c>e2 

&  7#b7 n require ! memb] or dep5d5t to 
disclose to a comm&+ (fic] ! "t-s5sitive
 c>e or proc$ure be+ receiv$ dur+ su*   
leave4  7b7 ,reimbursem5t = travel ,!   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all reimburse a memb]
 or dep5d5t ( a memb] = co/s incurr$ to 
travel to a cl9ic t provides abortion   
c>e & s]vices if timely access to       
abortion s]vices is n available ne> !   
memb] or dep5d5t's location4  7c7       
,privacy ,heal? c>e provid]s ( ! ,def5se
 ,heal? ,ag5cy & comm&+ (fic]s %all1 to 
! greate/ ext5t practicable1 protect !  
privacy ( a memb] :o takes leave "u ?is 
section1 includ+ :5 su* memb] makes a   
reque/ = su* leave & :5 su* memb]       
returns to duty4  7d7 ,prohibition ,no  
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces may be subject to 
any adv]se action = reque/+1 tak+1 or   
grant+ leave "u ?is section4