Andrew P. Hunter: “Mr. Chairman, let us not involve the military in abortion. Is that a double standard? Yes, it is a double standard, and…”

“Mr. Chairman, let us not involve the military in abortion. Is that a double standard? Yes, it is a double standard, and the military has a double standard in a number of areas with respect to marital fidelity, with respect to pornography on base, and yes, with respect to abortion. We have our young people focused on duty, honor and country, and that involves a higher standard sometimes than the general public. But do my colleagues know something? The general public likes that. They respect the military more than any other institution because they have the higher standard. Let us keep that higher standard, and let us stick with the committee's position, and I thank the gentleman for his extraordinary leadership on this issue.”