Is There Such Thing as Legitimate Rape?

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by merrylander

The part about these holier than me right to lifers is that they want the child born but then goodbye. They have absolutely no interest in what happens to it after that. So what about the "other" innocent victim, the woman? Is carrying a foetus for nine months and possibb;y undergoing many hours of labor just a walk in the park. There are days when I am ashamed to be a man when members of my gender display such arrogant disregard for women. I guess all this BS started when Adam blamed it all on Eve.

Another of those on the right who believe that the right to life begins at conception - and ends at birth.

Regards,

D-Ray

[beej]

I saw the clip and I think it pretty much speaks for itself. Guy's a total jerk.

[finnbow]

It's been humorous watching the GOP run away from this guy like a scalded cat, notwithstanding the fact that Ryan teamed with Akin (and 225 other GOP co-sponsors) in crafting a House Bill that attempted to codify exactly what this guy said.

http://www.boston.com/politicalintel...66H/story.html

What a bunch of weaselly douchebags.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It's been humorous watching the GOP run away from this guy like a scalded cat, notwithstanding the fact that Ryan teamed with Akin (and 225 other GOP co-sponsors) in crafting a House Bill that attempted to codify exactly what this guy said.

http://www.boston.com/politicalintel...66H/story.html

What a bunch of weaselly douchebags.

Etch O' Sketch in progress....

[Boreas]

Akin's now swearing that he'll stay in the race, despite being hammered by everyone on both the Left and the Right (except Erick Erickson and Dana Loesch). I couldn't be more pleased!

John

[BlueStreak]

Personally, I think he meant "actual" rape and not rape that has been falsely alleged. "Legitimate" was just a poor choice of words.

However, the assertion that the female body somehow knows the insemination was forced and throws up a stop sign for the sperm is what I find ridiculous. I am certain the countless women who have "actually" been raped and come up pregnant over the millenia would be quick to expound upon that point.

Dave

[icenine]

Well the use of "legitimate" implies non-legitimacy to other rapes i.e. blaming the victim.....

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Personally, I think he meant "actual" rape and not rape that has been falsely alleged. "Legitimate" was just a poor choice of words.

However, the assertion that the female body somehow knows the insemination was forced and throws up a stop sign for the sperm is what I find ridiculous. I am certain the countless women who have "actually" been raped and come up pregnant over the millenia would be quick to expound upon that point.

Dave

Originally Posted by icenine

Well the use of "legitimate" implies non-legitimacy to other rapes i.e. blaming the victim.....

Actually, his use of "legitimate rape" was intended to be "forcible rape," a word coined by the authors of a proposal to change the Hyde Amendment which already prohibits Federal funds for abortion (and supported by over 200 of the House GOP). They wanted to draw a distinction between "forcible rape" (a term that heretofore had no legal meaning) and statutory rape or drug-induced rape. The proposal was ultimately dropped once the GOP understand how f*cking ridiculous they looked.

That said, this clown doesn't even support an exemption for forcible rape, if one takes him at his word.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Actually, his use of "legitimate rape" was intended to be "forcible rape," a word coined by the authors of a proposal to change the Hyde Amendment which already prohibits Federal funds for abortion (and supported by over 200 of the House GOP).

Including Paul Ryan. He was a co-sponsor of the original bill.

John

[d-ray657]

I just hope that he stays in the race. He might get 20% of the women's vote.

Regards,

D-Ray