Legitimate Rape

Republican Representative Todd Akin of Missouri is running against the incumbent Democrat for a Senate seat.


I am an independent voter and usually feel that either candidate in any given race is roughly as good or bad as the other candidate, and I feel the best plan is to have a nice distribution of Republicans and Democrats to fill the Senate so all sides can have a voice.

Until yesterday.

This arrogant man can back pedal all he wishes, and apologize for as long as he has breath. What he said boils my blood.

On Sunday, Akin went on television in St. Louis and spoke about the need for abortion in the case of rape.

He said, “It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare.”

And he kept going…

“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.”

Legitimate?!?! Are some rapes illegitimate? Please tell me this does not imply what I think it does…

So rape survivors should have the baby in this one’s opinion.

Did it not occur to him how devastating it is for a woman to carry the offspring of her RAPIST? Would he get visitation rights? Pay child support?

She would be forever tied to this animal…

The person who all but killed her with his violent aggression? Because rape is that. Violent. Horrible. Soul killing.

And given how rarely women report being raped (and with morons saying stuff like this, is it any wonder?), what criteria would be required to have an abortion in the case of rape if abortion is restricted? A police report? That may or may not exist and may or may not have positive findings?

If you don’t believe in abortion, ever, then don’t have one. But please don’t force what you believe on the most vulnerable. It just is not right.

Mr. Akin, a word of advice-

You really don’t have to say, out loud, every thought that runs through your head.

God help Missouri if you win.