S. 1214 · 112th Congress
MARCH for Military Women Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Introduced
- 2011-06-16
- Latest action
- 2011-06-16 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Women Act or the MARCH for Military Women Act - Amends the prohibition on using funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) to perform abortions by adding an exception for cases where the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. (Current law provides an exception only where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.)
Repeals a statutory restriction on using a medical treatment facility or other DOD facility to perform an abortion.