Rep. Todd Akin: Pregnancies from "Legitimate Rape" Rarely Happen
Remember Rep. Todd Akin? He's the guy who wants to ban emergency contraception, totally, for everyone.
This weekend, an interviewer asked Rep. Akin why he would not support a woman's right to choose abortion in cases of rape. Akin's shocking response?
"From what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist."
You've got to see it for yourself.
Rep. Akin's pro-choice opponent, incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, responded:
"As a woman and former prosecutor who handled hundreds of rape cases, I'm stunned by Rep Akin's comments about victims this morning. It is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant about the emotional and physical trauma brought on by rape. The ideas that Todd Akin has expressed about the serious crime of rape and the impact on its victims are offensive."
Rep. Akin's comments went viral.
After the tremendous backlash, Akin's campaign tried to backtrack on his outrageous comments.
But we're not buying it.
Rep. Akin showed his true colors with his comment, and we will continue to remind Missouri voters about the stark choice they have to make on November 6.
Sen. Claire McCaskill or Rep. Todd Akin?
For women, and the men who care about them, the choice is crystal clear.
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This guy will be out soon, there is a cause on youstand to remove this guy - http://www.youstand.com/cause/82112/remove-todd-akin-from-the-house-science-committee-162.
I hope you can understand my English: I am Italian.
What a shame: I thought this kind of politicians were only in Italy (you know, we have the German Sheperd - I mean, the Catholic Pope, and the Satyr Dwarf - I mean, Silvio Berlusconi); on the contrary, here another jester comes.
"From what I understand from doctors": shut up, you hypocrite: not any one doctor ever spoke like you have done.
The more: "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down". Even if this was right - and it is not at all: so what? "But let's assume maybe that didn't work or something": oh well, so there are not so much ways to safely shut that whole thing down, is it not?
The last: "the punishment ought to be on the rapist". Yes Sir, right Sir, agree Sir: but, what about the woman? and what about the child? Do we have to lie to him/her, and let him/her live with a mother that will recognise the eyes of rapist in hes child's eye; or do we have to tell him/her the truth, and let him/her live with this shame over him/her? Oh, I see: you do not care a f@ck. Thank You Sir, so gentle Sir, wish your daughter deny You.
Inspiring quest there. What occurred after? Take care!
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