House panel backs making women register for draft
Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2021-09-02 19:50
Article here. Excerpt:
'The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday night approved an amendment requiring women to register for the draft.
The panel voted 35-24 to approve an amendment from Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) that would strike references in the law requiring a “male citizen” register for the Selective Service System and replace it simply with “citizen.”
“By reforming the Selective Service to be gender-neutral based registration, we draw on the talents of our entire nation in the time of a national emergency,” Houlahan said. “The current male-only registration sends a message to women not only that they are not vital to the defense of the country, but also that they are not expected to participate in defending it.”'
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