There is NO war on women, and the Republicans ALWAYS support the military, and the proof of that is that they are blocking access to abortions for pregnancies that result from rape in the military. Wait, that can't be right.

Courtesy of Comedy Central's Indecision (Don't let the source fool you, this is far from humorous.):  

The Pentagon reported 471 rapes of servicemembers in 2011, a number that grossly underestimates the actual number of sexual assaults. And although the military is trying to reduce instances of rape through education and prevention programs, it would be sane and reasonable for the Defense Department to offer women some options in case their assault results in pregnancy. 

Unfortunately, current policy follows the Rick Santorum's policy of turning rape lemons into baby lemonade. A pregnancy cannot be aborted at a military facility, even in cases of rape or incest, nor will military insurance cover abortion at an off-base facility. It's a more restrictive policy than that offered to State Department workers or the guards in the federal prison system. Or inmates in the federal prison system. 

Senator Jeanne Shaheen has led the effort to provide military families with the same access to abortion that other federal employees receive, but although it's found bipartisan support in the Senate, the measure is unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled House… 

"We don't really understand why anybody would oppose [Shaheen's bill]," says Sharon Levin, the director of federal reproductive health policy at the National Women's Law Center. "The only reason it wouldn't go through is if the Republican leadership in the House tried to block it." 

That appears likely. A GOP staffer "familiar with defense issues" told Army Times last week that the Shaheen amendment "stands little chance of surviving" when the House and Senate meet to work out their differences on the defense bill. "Historically, social provisions that are not reflected in both bills heading into conference don't survive," the staffer said—conceding that the House version of the defense bill will not include anything like Shaheen's proposal.

Religious ideology trumps real world necessity once again.

I guess the Republicans are still embracing the Todd Akin idea, that a "legitimate" rape would certainly not require a woman to terminate any pregnancy.

Women have made such progress in the world today, it is simply a shame that in the eyes of many their contributions are overshadowed by the need to see them as baby manufacturing plants.