Ben LaBolt

VIDEO: GOP Senate candidate from Missouri ignites firestorm over ‘legitimate rape’ comment

Global Politics

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, (R-Mo.) a candidate for the U.S. Senate, over the weekend explained that he would ban abortion and didn’t believe an exception was necessary in cases of rape — because he’s heard that women’s bodies can shut down their reproductive systems and prevent becoming pregnant if they’re “legitimately” raped.

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