TEN British servicewomen on operations in Afghanistan were sent back to the UK in the past six months after falling pregnant, it was revealed last night.
The servicewomen were evacuated between April 31 and October 31 under military rules which ban pregnant women from being on battle duty, according to figures released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
An MoD spokeswoman said: “All our forces are expected to behave within the Armed Forces’ code of conduct. If women become or discover they are pregnant on operations, they are returned to the UK at the first opportunity for their own wellbeing and to preserve operational effectiveness.”
It is not an offence for a servicewoman to be pregnant, but soldiers who abuse their position can be disciplined.
