Reply #6: But they were recently talking about punishing any woman who got pregnant.

[ThomCat]

They were threatening court marshals! They backed down on the court marshals because of public pressure, but it was clear that the real reason they are making the pill available is because they are making it policy that women in the military are prohibited from getting pregnant and making themselves unavailable to the military during their tour of duty.

It's not pro-choice if they are going to coerce women into one choice. It's not pro-choice when their reason for doing this isn't to support women's rights, but to ensure their authority and control over.

While it's a good thing that women who choose to use the pill can now get it, it's hardly an advance if women in the military will be pressured to take it.

That's not pro-choice. That's paternalism, and men insisting that they can still make women's choices for them. :(