Women and the Draft: They're Divided Over Registration
Senate recently passed bill that would require both sexes to register
Posted at Jun 28, 2016 5:56 AM
Stephanie Akin
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With Congress lined up for a battle over whether women should be required to register for the draft, there's one group that is solidly against the idea, a new poll suggests: women themselves.
Women are much less likely than men to say women should be required to register for Selective Service when they turn 18, according to a poll conducted June 18-20 by The Economist/YouGov. Thirty-nine percent of women supported registration for women, compared to 61 percent of men.
The question is largely theoretical since the United States ended the draft in 1973 as the Vietnam War was winding down. Men have been required since 1980 to register when they turn 18. Draft eligibility expires at 26.-
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