Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP's candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, caused a huge stir the other day with his comments about how women who are true rape victims rarely get pregnant.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Rep. Todd Akin's ideas about rape hark back to the colonial era
In early America, such notions had profound implications for women seeking justice after rape resulted in pregnancy. Today, they are used to affect abortion laws.
Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP's candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, caused a huge stir the other day with his comments about how women who are true rape victims rarely get pregnant.
Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP's candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, caused a huge stir the other day with his comments about how women who are true rape victims rarely get pregnant.
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