L is for "legitimate rape."
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( Christian Gooden, MCT / November 6, 2012 ) Missori Senate candidate Todd Akin’s claim that some biological mechanism prevented women who are victims of “legtimate rape” from becoming pregnant helped propel Democrat Claire McCaskill to re-election. Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock’s assertion that pregnancy from rape was god’s will furthered the GOP’s troubles with women. |
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