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SMFH: Republican Todd Akin States "Legitimate Rape" Rarely Causes Pregnancy
What the hell is a "Legitimate Rape?"
The Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri on Sunday advanced the theory that the female reproductive system can shut down during what he described as a "legitimate rape," thus preventing conception in most cases.
Rep. Todd Akin, a tea party candidate who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri's closely watched race, was asked in a local television interview about whether he supported access to abortion in the case of rape.
"If abortion could be considered in the case of, say, a tubal pregnancy [which threatens the mother's life], what about in the case of rape?" asked KTVI-TV host Charles Jaco, in a clip disseminated by Talking Points Memo. "Should it be legal or not?"
"It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," Akin said, referring to conception following a rape. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not attacking the child."
According to a 1996 study by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, an estimated 32,101 pregnancies resulted from rape each year. The journal put the national rape-related pregnancy rate at 5% among victims ages 12 to 45.
In a comment later posted on Facebook, Akin did not explicitly retract his view that rape would rarely result in pregnancy.
"It's clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year," he said. "I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue. But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action."
Later, he added a more explicit tweet: "To be clear, all of us understand that rape can result in pregnancy & I have great empathy for all victims. I regret misspeaking."
By Sunday night, Akin's Facebook page had more than 1,500 comments on the issue, most of them negative.
The initial comment by Akin — who sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology— led to instant condemnation from his opponent and women's advocates.
McCaskill tweeted: "As a woman & former prosecutor who handled 100s of rape cases, I'm stunned by Rep. Akin's comments about victims this AM."
Later, in an emailed statement, she said: "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."
A short time later, McICaskill's campaign manager, Adrianne Marsh, emailed a fundraising appeal to supporters with the subject line "Legitimate rape?"
Late Sunday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney weighed in.
"Gov. Romney and Congressman [Paul] Ryan disagree with Mr. Akin's statement, and a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape," said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul.
Women's rights advocates were infuriated by Akin's wrongheaded biology lesson and the implication that some rapes were not "legitimate."
"Obviously, women have become pregnant from rape," said Gloria Allred, the veteran women's rights lawyer. "Sometimes it's child rape, sometimes it's stranger rape, sometimes it's acquaintance rape, but whatever you call it, it is rape. For him to put misconceptions into the marketplace of ideas, this is dangerous."
When Allred was in her early 20s, she has said, she was raped at gunpoint in Mexico and became pregnant. "I had to have an abortion that was illegal for the doctor to give, but not illegal for me to receive," she said Sunday.
"What he's saying is dangerous and needs a clear response. We shouldn't discount it and just say he's trying to appeal to a political base. There is a strong constituency in Missouri and elsewhere which wants to chip away at a woman's right to choose abortion. This is the extreme of the extreme."
In a reverse-psychology move to influence the outcome of the three-way Republican primary so that she would face the candidate she perceived as the weakest, McCaskill's campaign spent about $2 million on ads that described Akin as "too conservative."
It's unclear whether that strategy has been effective. Before his rape comments, Akin had been leading McCaskill by several percentage points in recent polls.
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-na-rape-candidate-20120820,0,24718...
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Permalink Reply by OLD $PICE PINE NEEDLE on -
I saw this and was like WTH??? This is the the fool messing with y'all reproductive rights. More women need to get into politics, some men are losing their grip on reality when they get this much power.
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Permalink Reply by Sheli on -
What the hell and who the hell told him this right here...." If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down..."
So he said the female reproductive organs know how to shut down if the sexual encounter is "legitimate rape" but it's all systems go for illegitimate rape? I bet my entire bank account, he's one of those men who thinks the way a woman dresses, present herself, & the environment she was in contribute to & justify rape.
I swear if we start imposing laws that say men she be given vasectomies or castrated if they a convicted of getting women pregnant and not caring for their children, men would leave the female bodies the hell alone. If people really support this law, then I want a law saying men who rape should be castrated, seems fair to me.
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Permalink Reply by Jay on -
This man needs a beat down WTF, this is why people do not take rape seriously because idiots like this spout damaging nonsense.
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Permalink Reply by SoLuscious on
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Lets see how his answer changes after hes been raped.
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Permalink Reply by CCD is Workin on a baller 4 she on -
This! And without a condom.
SoLuscious said:Lets see how his answer changes after hes been raped.
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Permalink Reply by DdoubleD on -
He is just a dumb ass restate something he may have heard. If you dont know what ur talking about ctfu. And who are his PR ppl arent they suppose to go over with you responses to tricky questions?
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Permalink Reply by University of Smitty on -
He must be using the same team Palin used. I love it when they f**k up like this. Too bad he's not running for VP.
DdoubleD said:He is just a dumb ass restate something he may have heard. If you dont know what ur talking about ctfu. And who are his PR ppl arent they suppose to go over with you responses to tricky questions?
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Permalink Reply by Baller Alert on -
huh
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Permalink Reply by tnlady on -
Sadly a lot of women probably agree with him. The ignorance from that side of the political aisle is dumbfounding.
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Permalink Reply by Brii on -
***PLEASE GO VOTE Y'ALL!***
Amid the controversy over Republican Rep. Todd Akin's comments on "legitimate rape" and abortion comes word that the Republican Party platform will again call for outlawing abortion without specifying an exception for cases of rape or incest.
According to draft language of the platform obtained by CNN, the GOP will voice its support for a "human life amendment" to the Constitution.
"Faithful to the 'self-evident' truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed," the draft platform states. "We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children."
The source who provided the information to CNN cautioned that the platform is still in draft form and will have to be approved by the full platform committee and by delegates to next week's Republican convention in Tampa.
The language is similar to that adopted by the GOP in 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Akin, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat from Missouri, sparked outrage on Sunday by declaring that "if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down" — therefore, rape victims do not require legal access to abortions.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sharply criticized Akin, calling his remarks "offensive" and "inexcusable." And a spokeswoman for his campaign said a Romney-Ryan administration "would not oppose abortion in instances of rape."
Romney's vice-presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, has opposed the rape exception in the past but now appears to be deferring to Romney's view on the issue.
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