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Femmes Fatal: Women & The Draft Gender Discrimination in Selective Service Obligation
Mar 3, 2010 – Not everyone knows that even when no one is being drafted, men must register with Selective Service within a month of their 18th birthday. But not women. What is Selective... Read the rest

Obama believes women should register for draft
Oct 13, 2008 – Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama may not have drafted a woman to be his running mate, as his rival John McCain has, but he does believe that America's young women... Read the rest

Report: Candidates Diverge Over Whether to Extend Selective Service to Women
Oct 13, 2008 – While neither Barack Obama nor John McCain want to reinstate a military draft, the two candidates diverge over whether to include women as part of any future conscription efforts.  The... Read the rest

Candidates Differ on Female Draft
Oct 13, 2008 – Even as the U.S. confronts two long wars, neither Sen. John McCain nor Sen. Barack Obama believes the country should take the politically perilous step of reviving the military draft.... Read the rest

Draft signup rules unfair to men?
Oct 12, 2008 – If Henry Tucker were a woman, he'd still have a job with the federal government. In February, he resigned from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., ending a 17-year career that... Read the rest

Helium Debate: Should women be forced to serve if a country imposes a military draft?
Jun 6, 2008 – Read the feisty debate on whether women should be drafted in Helium.com, with 272 votes in so far: 152 say yes (56%) and 120 say no (44%). 27 contributors share their... Read the rest

Women and the Draft: Democratic Candidates Favor Draft Registration for Women
Jul 24, 2007 – Last night during the CNN/Youtube debate, Tony Fuller of Wilson, Ohio, asked the candidates if they believe women should register for the draft. The candidates were united in their belief... Read the rest

Get MAD About The Draft: Mothers Against The Draft Aims To Stop Draft Resumption
Feb 14, 2005 – On Monday, February 14, 2005, Mothers Against the Draft will officially launch a nationwide effort to head off any possible move toward military conscription. "Our website is up at www.mothersagainstthedraft.org... Read the rest

Women Are Mothers, Not Soldiers
May 31, 2004 – Women should not be drafted because they have babies!!! That is the absolute number one reason. 18-26 is great baby making time for a woman's body. Past 30 there is... Read the rest

Women & The Draft: The Perpetuation Of Gender Discrimination
Feb 28, 2004 – With very rare exceptions, every man residing in the United States 18 to 26 years of age is required by the Military Selective Service Act to register with the Selective... Read the rest

Why not register women for future military draft?
Jan 17, 2003 – Originally posted on January 17, 2003 here. Teens file suit to declare the all-male registry unconstitutional Harvey Schwartz hasn't had this much media attention since he won the case striking... Read the rest

Women and the draft
Jan 1, 2001 – Women Aren't Required to Register. Here's why: THE LAW: Selective Service law as it's written now refers specifically to "male persons" in stating who must register and who would be... Read the rest

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• 10/13 Forcible Conscription of Septuagenarians by LTTE
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• 10/13 Candidates Differ on Female Draft
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• 10/2 Double Standards: Conscientious objection is despicable, unless, of course, you're from the ultra-orthodox community
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