Rep. Steve King Says He’s Never Heard Of Children Getting Pregnant Through Rape

This is the new Republican Party.... obsessed with the mysterious world of lady parts and determined to visit there often to make sure all those sluts behave.

The Republican House has been very busy. The third bill that Republicans introduced in the 112th Congress, House Resolution 3,echoes what Akin said. HR 3 eliminated longstanding Medicaid funding for abortion for poor women in the case of rape and incest — and also attempted to redefine rape by limiting federal assistance to instances of "forcible rape." Paul Ryan co sponsored that bill but now has no idea what constitutes ' forcible rape' . He drew a blank when asked.

So, some women might get some assistance, say a congressman's daughter. You ghetto girls... forget it. And you lesbians.. Barharharhar ! No way ! By the new Republican congressional standards, some women deserve help, others don't. It's all kind of confusing "down there." But they are watching you women. You betcha!

I love the line "obsessed with the mysterious world of lady parts..." The Teapublicandungbaggers are working overtime to distance Paul Ryan if the fact he co-sponsored Akin's bill and Ryan also opposes access to common forms of birth control. Teapublicandungbaggers know Ryan is an extremist.

Hell, if I had known the wife came with a built in circuit breaker, we could have saved a boat load of money on birth control. Why didn't Akin/Ryan/ King clue us guys in before?

This must be some type of "secret" Teapublicandungbagger know-how.

Teapublicandungbaggers are clueless about women, and they've gone to the extreme. Rape is rape. It doesn't matter if the woman was "forced" at knife point or drugged and then raped. It's still rape. However, the real effort from Teapublicandungbaggers is to undermine the rights of women in the judicial/legal process and on the medical front as well.

Oh please, these people are just yanking our chain. King can't really be this stupid. Or am i giving him and his buddies to much credit? I shudder to think that this could really be the wave of the future.

King and "his buddies" have political power to enact laws that negatively impact women and their rights.

And that should scare the hell out of all of us.

A list of the youngest birth mothers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

The youngest girl was only 5 years and 7 months old when she gave birth.

I doubt any GOPer who shares Akin's beliefs, including Paul Ryan, cares much for facts.

I think there are certain facts they do care about. There are very uncomfortable facts on both sides of this issue, and I happen to care about all of them. Facts such as measurable brain waves of a 6-week-old embryo, or the fact that embryos start to coo between the 6th and 8th week, which shows that the developing limbic system already processes emotions such as contentedness. Probably fear too. And panic. And excrutiating pain when the little body is torn apart.

It's a very difficult topic and the facts only make it more difficult. I think there has to be a semi-ethical middle ground somewhere. Semi-ethical because we will never find a truly ethical solution. Both a complete ban and a Canadian no-limitations solution are horribly wrong and morally indefensible, imho.

You claim to cite "facts" but don't post any sources for those alleged "facts." I have no problem with a person who is opposed to abortion based on moral reasons; however, you can't force your religious beliefs on all women. Abortion is legal and a constitutional right. Personally, I support abortion in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother being in danger.

The information that embryos produce cooing noises as early as 6 weeks after fertilization can be found in Rachel E. Stark's publication "Stages of speech development in the first year of life". The onset of neural electrical activity at 6 weeks after conception is mentioned in "Early patterns of electrical activity in the developing cerebral cortex of humans and rodents" by Khazipov and Luhmann, and can also be found on countless websites about fetal development such as this one:
http://www.pregnancyquestions...

PS: I'm not religious. What gave you that impression? This is exactly the war of two extremes that I'm talking about. I make a case for embryos with a partially developed and functional limbic system and you peg me as a Christian, because no science-minded person could ever object to the pain and suffering of a developing human mind.

I believe that one can be both a rational skeptic and an ethical person. I don't believe in souls, but I do believe in the human brain. Before the onset of embryonic neurogenesis, I see no ethical argument against abortion. But at the point where an embryo is able to feel emotions, it is, in my opinion, no longer a non-person, and at that point we should only allow abortion in special cases such as rape pregnancy.

Sorry - but all this is distraction!!! America is on the brink of financial ruin and collapse!! Snap out of it!!!!

Shall I take your comment to mean that you support the GOP's war against women and it's stupid beliefs about rape? This is a legitimate issue pertaining to the rights of women.

No - don't further embarrass yourself. There is only 1 party and this is all distraction and sheeple like you need to snap out of it.

See how dumbed down a programmed you are? Such a good slave!!!!

Obviously, the constitution and 1st Amendment mean nothing to you programmed sheeple.

Abortion, by the way, is constitutionally protected. As for King's First Amendment rights, he can say whatever he wishes and, frankly, I thank him for revealing the extremism of his party on the issues of women's health and women's rights. When King makes an ass of himself, I have the First Amendment right to expose his stupid comments for what they are, namely anti-women's rights.

However, I seriously doubt you know much about the First Amendment or the fact it isn't absolute.

Tell your coward friend "Starz" who blocked me, that I am not a righty.

I don't think she, or I, give a damn what you are. We already know you'd like to change the subject away from the horrific war conservatives are waging against women and their rights. However, your attempt to do so is quite revealing.

Yes it is a a very important one. But as usual the righties don't want to deal with facts!

I agree that the current "all or nothing" abortion debate is a ultimately a smoke screen. The problem is that many people, probably a majority, consider this more important than the crumbling U.S. economy and are unwilling to accept a sensible compromise.

It's a debate with one party - the GOP - so extremist that its members attempt to limit access to a legal medical procedure that's constitutionally guaranteed and attempting to limit access to contraception to the point of passing laws permitting doctors to lie to women. I think women are learning, very quickly, that they can't compromise with conservative politicians who hold such outdated views about women.

As for the economy, poll after poll indicates Americans know where to lay the blame, namely on George W. Bush.

I agree, but I think that the position "it's only a person once it is born" is equally extreme. Both a war on women and a war on unborn children (we call them children when we see 6-month-old premies in an incubator, so why not in the womb) is a horrible thing. Here in Central Europe, every third pregnancy is terminated. It's really hard to tell which kind of war is worse, imho.

It's not extreme considering the constitution grants rights at birth not in the womb.

Congrats! You get it. Abortion should never be part of the political debate! It is between a woman and her doctor. They make it political so the sheeple can pay for all these abortions. Now is not the time to be distracted by this misplaced topic.

Why shouldn't it be part of the political process? Of course, it wouldn't be if members of the Teapublicandungbagger Party weren't waging a war against women.

Because it's between a woman and her doctor and no more. You and your type just like to politicize it so you can have your masters in DC take money from We The People to pay for it.

If you truly believe your first comment, then perhaps you could pass that along to conservatives who want to inject the state into an issues that you claim is "between a woman and her doctor."

Where the hell do you come up with comments like the second one you posted?

Again - you are programmed and easy pray for these distractions. While you are being such a good slave the collapse and demise of America continues. Do you think the fema camps will conduct abortions?

Damn, you're hilarious with the "programmed" comment; it is a good example of your desperation and shallow thinking. How much of an American socialist are you?

Again, you can't defend your own comments. Damn, I noticed you're one of those "FEMA camps" conspiracy idiots.

http://www.popularmechanics.c...

Sorry, but I think you misunderstood my position. My point is that there are two sides of extremists (for the most part) in this debate. This opinionating from two hardened positions doesn't solve anything. The two sides need to reach a compromise that neither punishes rape victims nor allows atrocities like mid-to-late term abortions.

It is not a political debate and it is between a woman and her doctor. Nobody else's business.

If you truly believe so, then you should contact every member of the Teapublicandungbagger Party who believes otherwise.

Why would I contact the good for nothing tea party? The most they have accomplished is cleaning up after themselves and criticizing those who get off their sofas and do something like OWS. See how confused you are?

If anyone is confused, and dumb, it's you. Abortion is a political issue because anti-science, woman-hating extremists rule the Teapublicandungbagger Party.