Some Interesting Articles on Woman and the U.S. Draft
“The President highly values the service of men and women who comprise our All-Volunteer force and have proven their mettle in our missions worldwide, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Ned Price, spokesman for the National Security Council, told CNN Friday in a statement.
“And as old barriers for military service are being removed, the Administration supports — as a logical next step — women registering for the Selective Service,” he added.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/02/politics/women-selective-service-obama/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/white-house-announces-support-women-military-draft/
Surprise!
Equal responsibility to die in the service of the U.S.A.? Feminists raise hands “hey, wait a minute….”
http://www.weeklystandard.com/feminists-against-the-draft-for-women/article/2003039
Julie Mastrine, feminist says:
“I can’t imagine a more tragic loss of liberty than forcing a citizen, whether male or female, to fight in a war with which they may disagree. Equality is a moot point if personal choice and bodily autonomy must first be eliminated to achieve it,” Mastrine said in a statement.
“But the solution to the decrepit notion that the young of the country are communal property is not to remove the sexism, it’s to remove the draft,” she wrote.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/feminists-weigh-draft-registration-women