In The U.S. Military, The Unspoken Code Is That A Good Soldier Will Have An Abortion If She Becomes Pregnant While Deployed

Iraq baby: The 'unspoken rule' is that soldiers on tour will have abortions and get back to the job at hand, writes Bethany Saros

The Unspoken Code Is That A Good Soldier Will Have An Abortion -- Daily Mail

An ex-soldier has written about her ordeal of falling pregnant while on deployment in Iraq - and how by choosing to keep her baby, she went against the Armed Forces' unwritten moral code.

Bethany Saros, 27, from Apple Valley, Minnesota, described the disappointment she felt from her commanding staff when, despite using protection, she conceived while on tour.

Writing on Salon.com, the mother recalled learning the unexpected news of her pregnancy in her desert camp: 'If pregnancy tests had bells and whistles on them, mine would have alerted the entire post. I felt the blood draining out of my face as I looked down at the positive result in my hand.

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My Comment: The Salon article is a must read for what many female soldiers experience in the military. The link is here.