John Kirby Defends Military’s Support For Abortion As ‘Sacred Obligation’

KIRBY: "Our policies, whether their diversity inclusion and equity or whether they're about transgender individuals who qualify physically and mentally to serve to be able to do it with dignity. Or whether it's about female service members, 1 in 5, or female family members being able to count on the kinds of health care and reproductive care specifically that they need to serve. That is a foundational sacred obligation of military leaders across the river. I've seen it myself and it matters. Because it says we're invested in you because you are being willing to invest in us. You're investing your life, your families livelihood with us. We owe you that back in return. I had a chance a couple of weeks ago to meet with some military spouses here at the White House. Some were active duty members, some were spouses, all were women. And 2 to 1 they told me that abortion laws in this country that are now being passed are absolutely having an effect on their willingness to continue serving in uniform or to encourage or discourage, in this case, their spouses from continuing service."