I didn’t know it before, but apparently the current defense authorization bill — the same one containing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal — provides for taxpayer-funded abortions on American military bases. Why haven’t we heard more about this from, oh, anyone?

Today, the Susan B. Anthony List condemned U.S. Senate leadership’s attempts to advance the Department of Defense Authorization Bill allowing elective abortions to be performed on taxpayer-funded domestic and international military bases. The Burris Amendment calls for elective abortions to be performed on military bases both at home and abroad using facilities, equipment and doctors paid for by American taxpayers.

Republican senators, pro-choice and pro-life alike, should not be voting for legislation that provides taxpayer-funded abortions. Even pro-choice righties should recognize that the federal government has no right to force taxpayers to fund voluntary abortion procedures.