President Joe Biden may halt plans to move Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., NBC News reported Monday, citing anonymous sources.

The unnamed sources said they believe the White House’s potential plan to delay stems from “abortion politics” in Alabama, which recently passed what is considered to be one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S.

NBC did not interview or cite Colorado officials in its report, the latest news in the battle over the permanent home of Space Command.

The report also offered abortion as the overarching reason why the White House is presumably rethinking Space Command’s location, even as Colorado officials have persistently cited several justifications for keeping it in Colorado.

The NBC report cited the White House as saying the Alabama abortion ban is not a factor in its ongoing review of the headquarters location decision.

In his final days in office, former President Donald Trump decided to move Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, a determination that Colorado’s officials and members of the state’s congressional delegation have worked for more than two years to reverse – or to at least reopen the headquarters location process.

Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have argued that moving the headquarters to Huntsville would result in unacceptable delays in bringing the command up to full throttle, and incur significant additional costs compared to renovating a facility at Peterson.

“Colorado is the best and only home for U.S. Space Command,” Colorado officials told Biden’s White House in March. “Two years later, USSPACECOM has continued to prove its ability to ensure our national security in the space domain from Peterson Space Force Base.”

They argued that relocating the command would cost more than $1 billion, force many of its personnel and civilian employees to move or quit, and likely delay plans to formally begin operations later this year.

When considering a headquarters location, the military generally considers access to health care, housing, room for growth and quality of life.

Two federal inquiries – conducted by the Department of Defense’s Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office into the legitimacy of the Trump administration’s decision to relocate the base to Alabama – did not recommend the Air Force reopen the evaluation process. A third review by the Air Force is reportedly ongoing.

Despite rumors that a decision is imminent on whether to keep the headquarters in Colorado Springs or move it to Huntsville, no announcement has been made.

“For over two years I’ve urged the Biden administration to reverse Trump’s politically motivated decision and keep Space Command in Colorado. This decision should be made in the interest of the national security of the United States,” Sen. Michael Bennet said.

“As I said on the Senate floor last week, reproductive freedom is important for our military readiness and national security, and it should be a factor in where we base Space Command. It’s time to finish deliberations and keep Space Command where it belongs, in Colorado,” he added.

An investigation by the Government Accountability Office found “significant shortfalls” in the Air Force selection process, while a Department of Defense Inspector General probe concluded the process was reasonable and not improperly influenced by politics.

Senior military and political leaders had recommended Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado as “the preferred choice for USSPACECOM’s permanent headquarters,” due in part to its ability to reach full operational capacity more quickly than any other site under consideration.