Cloture Vote Set For Senate Defense Bill With Amendment On Military Abortion Ban

[The Pope]

The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on whether to end debate on the annual defense authorization bill (S 3454), which is drawing strong Republican objections because it includes a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law, which bans gays from serving openly in the military, and a repeal of a policy prohibiting the provision of abortion care at military hospitals, the Washington Post reports...

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