Proud: Keep women off battlefield because of menstruation
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Terri Proud[/caption]A former Tucson lawmaker just hired to coordinate a female veterans’ conference isn’t sure women belong on the front lines, at least partly because combat is no place to be dealing with menstrual cycle issues.
Terri Proud, a one-term state representative, was recently hired as an administrative assistant with the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services at a salary of roughly $40,000, said Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services spokesman Dave Hampton. The conference is one of several responsibilities she’ll be undertaking, he said.
When asked about women on the front lines, Proud said that is a tough issue she didn’t want to talk about.
She said her position is drawn partly from her family’s military background and partly from biology.