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CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared to defend the military\u2019s abortion policy during an interview with Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>Newsbusters<\/span><\/a>, the two were discussing President Biden\u2019s decision to halt the previous administration\u2019s intent to move space command to Alabama. Aderholt told Collins he hoped the decision wasn\u2019t driven by Alabama\u2019s abortion laws as that would be a politicized decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want us to go down a road of where we\u2019re making military decisions, based on politics,\u201d he said on “<\/span>The Source with Kaitlan Collins.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Collins responded by suggesting Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) was politicizing the military by refusing to confirm defense nominees until the Pentagon changed its policy of reimbursing travel for abortions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u200b\u200b\u201cIf you don’t think that politics should play a role in military decisions, does that mean you disagree with what Senator Tuberville is doing right now, by holding up military nominations, because he doesn’t like the Pentagon’s abortion policy?\u201d she asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aderholt argued that Tuberville was responding to the Biden administration politicizing the military.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou’ve got to remember it never was the policy of the Pentagon that you pay \u2014 abortion was always \u2014 was never on the table,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so, the Biden administration brought politics into the mix. And that’s why Tuberville has been responding the way he has. He is pushing back with the Administration and saying, you know, \u2018Let’s not play politics with this.\u2019 And so, they were the ones that started it. If he had never put the policy in, where they pay for travel on abortions, then this issue would never come up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For some reason, Collins responded that the military was paying for travel, not the abortions themselves \u2013 even though that\u2019s actually what Aderholt said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, they’re not directly paying for abortions,\u201d she said. \u201cThey say they’re doing that because if a servicemember, they don’t get to decide where they’re stationed. If they’re stationed in Alabama, they have no choice but to have to travel, to make that decision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aderholt responded. \u201cWell, the bottom line is the taxpayer dollars are going toward abortion. And, you know, Kaitlan, you know, there’s a lot of people in this country including myself that just doesn’t feel comfortable that taxpayer dollars are going toward any way, directly or indirectly, toward abortion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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As Live Action News <\/span>previously noted<\/span><\/a>, House Republicans passed a defense authorization bill last month with an amendment blocking the Pentagon\u2019s decision to reimburse abortion travel.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Feb. 16, the Defense Department issued its policy providing 21 days of paid leave for individuals and dependents of those who receive non-covered abortions. \u201cCovered abortions\u201d are those the military funds and include situations where the life of the mother is considered to be in danger or involving a pregnancy that resulted from rape or incest (The Hyde Amendment prevents taxpayer funding for other abortions). The military\u2019s policy also opened the possibility of travel and transportation allowances while clarifying that \u201c[t]he non-covered reproductive health care is at the Service member\u2019s expense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how many abortions would result, but the Rand Corporation said one of its surveys indicated \u201cas many as 4,100 active-duty U.S. service women seek abortion care each year.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared to defend the military\u2019s abortion policy during an interview with Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) on Monday. According to Newsbusters, the two were discussing President Biden\u2019s decision to halt the previous administration\u2019s intent to move space command to Alabama. Aderholt told Collins he hoped the decision wasn\u2019t driven by Alabama\u2019s abortion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":868,"featured_media":295855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCNN anchor and GOP rep clash over who's really 'politicizing' military abortions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rep. 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