As Congress considers a measure in a defense-policy bill that would require women to register for the draft, many of the feeble arguments put forth by its Republican detractors follow a utilitarian, morally hollow line of argument.
Other Republicans, such as Senator Mitt Romney (R., Utah), have offered arguments against female conscription. The Wall Street Journal explains that Romney is struggling to reconcile what he views as a conflict between his belief in “the equality of women,” and his desire to not “put women in harm’s way.” The RNC’s 2016 platform opposed female conscription, but only because it would sacrifice military preparedness “on the altar of political correctness.” This is a fine argument as far as it goes, but isn’t there something more egregious about female conscription than this?
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