Law Practice
May 2, 2019
Unique risks for women who serve in combat
It is expected that by 2020, more than 2 million women will be in the veteran population. Their health experiences and needs are often unlike those of male veterans.
4th Appellate District, Division 3
Eileen C. Moore
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
Women have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the Revolutionary War, but not always as combat soldiers. The issue of women in combat was tangentially before the public following the end of the draft in 1973. Two years later, registration for the military draft was discontinued. But after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1980, President Jimmy Carter determined it was necessary to reinstitute the registration process. The president requested funds to reactivat...
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