Sexual Assaults, Inadequate Healthcare Among Spate of Issues Facing Women Servicemembers : Indybay

Unfortunately, health insurance is just one of many serious problems vets face. Veterans account for up to a quarter of all homeless in the country. Up to one-in-five veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and male vets face suicide rates double the national average.

Meanwhile, the rate of sexual assaults within the US military also exceeds that of the general population. A Pentagon report earlier this year found one in three female service members are sexually assaulted at least once during their enlistment. Sixty-three percent of nearly 3,000 cases reported last year were rapes or aggravated assaults. Despite what some have called an epidemic of military sexual trauma, the delivery of health care to women veterans remains grossly inadequate.

For more we are joined in the firehouse studio by Anuradha Bhagwati. She is the Executive Director of Service Women’s Action Network, an advocacy group for women veterans. She is also a former Captain in the United States Marine Corps and a former Democracy Now! producer.

Anuradha Bhagwati, Executive Director of Service Women’s Action Network, an advocacy group for women veterans. She is a former Captain in the United States Marine Corps.

Sexual Assaults, Inadequate Healthcare Among Spate of Issues Facing Women Servicemembers

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