Carson Frame | Texas Public Radio

Air Force Major Sharon Arana testified before a U.S. House committee in July 2022 about the challenged she faced as she sought an abortion in 2009 when she was stationed in Alabama. She is concerned that experiences like hers are becoming more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.

A new Pentagon policy helps troops who travel to receive abortions. Republicans want to block it

The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment.

The former site of the Hill Top Women’s Reproductive Clinic, an abortion provider in El Paso, Texas, sits empty and for sale. The clinic closed in March 2020, as Texas tightened its abortion laws. The state has now banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.

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Military troops seeking abortions are ‘absolutely trapped’ in a post-Roe world

Carson Frame | Texas Public Radio

More than 100 military installations are in states where abortion is now banned.

Service members and guests - including Space Force Command chief master sergeant John Bentivegna (center) - attend the Air Force LGBTQ Pride celebration at the Pentagon on June 6, 2022. This image has been altered to obscure security badges.

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The military is offering to transfer troops affected by anti-LGBTQ laws, but the process isn't easy

Carson Frame | Texas Public Radio

Military families can move to new bases if they're stationed in states with laws hostile to LGBTQ people. But families who try to take advantage of the program may face barriers.

A memorial honors the victims of a 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A federal judge ruled that Devin Kelley might not have been able to buy the weapon he used in the shooting if the military had reported his criminal history to the FBI background check database.

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Inconsistent military domestic violence policies allow troops with criminal histories to buy guns

Carson Frame | Texas Public Radio

More than four years after a former airman killed 26 people at a rural Texas church, advocates say the military still needs to do more to prevent violent service members and veterans from owning guns.