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A Republican senator holding up more than 100 nominations over Pentagon policy on abortion claimed: “I’m not going to let our military be politicised.” Tommy Tuberville, from Alabama, was speaking on Tuesday at a hearing staged by the armed services committee. The Department of Defense covers expenses and leave needs for troops who have to travel to obtain an abortion, a procedure it allows in cases of rape or incest or if the health of the mother is in danger. In protest of that policy, announced last October, Tuberville is objecting to the quick processing of more than 150 civilian...
