Alabama football coach turned Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville stopped the Senate approval process for the promotion of more than 150 generals and flag officers in protest of a Pentagon policy that reimburses service members who have to travel to obtain an abortion if the state where they’re stationed makes it difficult to find a provider, NBC News reports.
The Hyde Amendment prevents federal funds from being used to fund abortions, and the Pentagon’s policy does not actually pay for abortions; it pays for travel, hotel and other expenses affiliated with the service member’s abortion–costs made necessary because of (1) the aforementioned Hyde Amendment and (2) GOP-led states criminalizing a medical procedure.