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Tribunal: Female RAF officer discriminated against for pregnancy

A military tribunal has found that a female Royal Air Force officer was discriminated against for being 12 weeks pregnant.
The officer, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed that she was treated unfairly when she told her superiors that she was 12 weeks pregnant.
The tribunal heard that she had been removed from her post on the [...]

Scottish girl who gave birth at 12 tells her story

The Scottish girl who became a mother at 12 revealed her identity and told more of her story yesterday.
Tressa Middleton was only 11 years old when she drunkenly had sex in 2005. When the story broke to the media, her identity was protected. But The Scottish Sun and the Daily Mail revealed her identity and [...]

Female soldiers and staff advised to use condoms while deployed

Females deployed in the theater of war are now being urged to use condoms after numbers revealed a spike in pregnancy rates.
Britain’s Ministry of Defence has placed an advertisement in the Army magazine Soldier, urging women who are in the theater of war to take extra precautions when it comes to sexual relations.
The Telegraph reports [...]

US Army general makes pregnancy a court martialable offence

A US Army general has added pregnancy as a court martialable offence, regardless of gender.
In an attempt to keep as many key personnel in the theater of combat, U.S. Army Major General Anthony Cucolo has updated military policy, allowing for the possibility of court martial and jail time for any American soldier in northern Iraq [...]

Soldier Mom Refuses Deployment to Care for Baby

Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, 21, is a single mom and a U.S. Army cook who felt she had no choice but to refuse deployment orders in order to take care of her 10-month-old son.
The U.S. Army requires that single-parent soldiers submit a care plan for any dependent children before they can be deployed to a combat [...]

Fort Hood shootings: Unborn baby death could bring murder charges to 14 counts

Military officials heading the Fort Hood Shootings investigation are still deciding whether to charge Major Nidal Hasan with a 14th count of murder for the death of the unborn child of a pregnant shooting victim.
Pregnant Francheska Velez, 21, was filling out paperwork when Major Nidal Malik Hasan began shooting.
Francheska had only recently returned from a [...]

Fort Hood shootings kills pregnant Francheska Velez

Tragically we can report that one of the named victims of the Forth Hood shootings, Francheska Velez, was pregnant.
One of the 13 people shot dead, Francheska Velez, 21, was filling out paperwork when Major Nidal Malik Hasan began shooting at the Texas base.
Francheska had only recently returned from a tour in Iraq, where she [...]