Wed Nov 3, 2021 – 6:50 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — A conservative Republican senator wants to stop a bipartisan attempt to force military draft registration for women.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri filed a three-word amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would “Strike Section 511.” The NDAA is the primary piece of legislation for the funding and policies of the Department of Defense.
Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, wants to require women to register under the Selective Service System. Reed said in the summer that there is “strong support … on both sides of the aisle and I think among the American public” for requiring draft registration, according to The Hill.
“It is wrong to force our daughters, mothers, wives, and sisters to fight our wars,” Senator Hawley said in a statement. “Our country is extremely grateful for the brave women who have volunteered to serve our country with and alongside our fighting forces.”
“They have played a vital role in defending America at every point in our nation’s history,” Hawley said. “But volunteering for military service is not the same as being forced into it, and no woman should be compelled to do so.”
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