Sen. Tuberville’s Crusade Is Hurting Families

null Nov. 21, 2023 1:23 pm ETAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville participates in a hearing in Washington, Nov. 14. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesI spent many years as a military spouse, and I know some hard truths. Deployments are grueling. Many marriages break up over the stress of separation.Sen. Tommy Tuberville is wrong to seek to overturn the Defense Department’s abortion policy by holding up military promotions (Letters, Nov. 10). If the Pentagon didn’t allow administrative leave to women in abortion-restricted states to travel to terminate a pregnancy, posts in some states would be hard to fill.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscriptionSubscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign InSponsored OffersWalmart: $25 Off Walmart Promo Code | Valid on Any $50 OrderASOS: ASOS Promo Code: 25% OffMichaels: Black Friday Michaels Coupon Code: Save 40% SITEWIDEKohl's: Black Friday Savings: 15% of

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Sen. Tuberville’s Crusade Is Hurting Families
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Nov. 21, 2023 1:23 pm ET

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Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville participates in a hearing in Washington, Nov. 14. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

I spent many years as a military spouse, and I know some hard truths. Deployments are grueling. Many marriages break up over the stress of separation.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is wrong to seek to overturn the Defense Department’s abortion policy by holding up military promotions (Letters, Nov. 10). If the Pentagon didn’t allow administrative leave to women in abortion-restricted states to travel to terminate a pregnancy, posts in some states would be hard to fill.

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