Victims of 'legit rape' rarely get pregnant: GOP candidate-Are these idiots for real?
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Pro-life Republican Senate nominee in Missouri, Todd Akin, said in a
televised interview on Sunday that women who are victims of "legitimate
rape" rarely get pregnant.
Akin said on KTVI-TV's Jacko Report in St. Louis that in cases of
"legitimate rape" a woman's body "has ways to try to shut that whole
thing down."
He told the KTVI-TV interviewer he got this understanding of "natural
protections" from doctors and should those protections fail, abortion
is not the answer.
The New York City-born Akin, 65, later issued a statement saying he
"misspoke" in his "off-the cuff remarks," and that his comment "does not
reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are
raped and abused every year."
He goes on to say that he believes "deeply in the protection of all
life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the
right course of action."
Akin, a six-term congressman who has also spoken out against abortion
in cases of incest, wants the rapist to be punished -- not the child.
"Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our
society, and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate
to help ensure they have the justice they deserve," Akin said in his
follow-up statement.
Akin's opponent, Sen. Claire McCaskill, issued a statement saying:
"It is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant about the
emotional and physical trauma brought on by rape."
She called Akin's remarks "offensive."
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**StarzAbove** 2012/08/20 17:59:58No they live on their own planet
+14When is rape ever legitimate? This guy is just showing us how some of the extreme repugs think about women. This is just a continuation of the war against women that they have going.
Let us just forgive him. Can't we all just get along? You know, like we forgive Obama for lying about him.
I think his exact words were: "What did you expect? It is not easy to be homophobic AND sexist at the same time."
I am sad that anyone is that stupid.
thing down." TOTAL INSANITY!!!
Except when he was legitimately raping his wife, she kicked him in his balls and 'shut the whole thing down'
They dug themselves into a hole by not doing anything to work with
President Obama. Going after womens health care, planned parent hood,
want to keep Bush's taxs cuts for the top 1%.
90-Year-Old Woman Recounts Brutal Rape ..I am sure in a con's eye she asked for "it"
The whole "legitimate rape" part is pretty disturbing, too because he is essentially saying he thinks that women who claim to be pregnant due to rape are lying about being raped. Otherwise their body would have "shut that whole thing down". What he said was an insult to women who have been raped, which is a huge demographic. And you want it to just go away? Are you kidding me?
Of course you blame Obama. It's all you ever do on this site, except the truth is, Obama isn't responsible for the words that come out of Rep. Akin's mouth. Is he?
Really? I wouldn't have thought you were a lib, but it is an accurate assessment of your debate skills.
He apologized for using those words, he has not apologized for the attempted legislation based on false information. That is the real problem; the belief that women's bodies can "shut that whole thing down" (an unwanted pregnancy due to rape) without medical intervention.
These so called "doctors" who informed Akin that women who are raped can take care of this all by themselves should come forward and make their names known to us. Hopefully the medical society could deal with these creatures, too.