Could Zika change the military’s strict abortion laws?

Picture this: You’re an American service member stationed abroad. You’re pregnant. And you just found out that you contracted Zika, the rapidly spreading mosquito-born virus that has left thousands of babies with severe brain abnormalities.

That’s not a hypothetical situation — it’s already happened. According to the Pentagon, at least 41 active-duty American service members have contracted Zika abroad since January, including one pregnant woman, who we’ll call Y. All have been instructed to wear mosquito repellent, and Y has been given the option of relocating out of the Zika-affected country. But Zika has been linked to a number of complications, including microcephaly, a birth defect that can cause serious cognitive disabilities.

That raises an obvious question: What if Y wants an abortion?...
https://thinkprogress.org/military-abortion-zika-1d33c2379bd5#.z9ang82q3