Tag: Pregnancy
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Pregnant Women Allowed to Stay in Military (1976)
Background 1951: Executive Order No. 10,240, 16 Fed. Reg. 3689. Harry Truman signed Executive Order 10,240, which authorized involuntary discharge for pregnant women or women who became parents. 1972. Struck v. Secretary of Defense (U.S. Supreme Court case mooted 1972). Air Force Captain Susan Struck, a nurse serving in Vietnam,…