Let's pause for a minute- this is a huge issue in American politics today. As a general rule, Republicans are for the pro-life movement and Democrats support the pro-choice movement.
Republican Congressmen Todd Akin responded that in cases of "legitimate" rape, women's bodies have a way of shutting down and preventing her from becoming pregnant. In other words, if a woman has a child as a result of rape, a "legitimate" rape did not occur, and the woman must have wanted the sex on some level.
Problem?
Where do I start?
Where is the "shut off pregnancy" button and why aren't more teenagers using it? How does a "legitimate" rape differ from an "illegitimate" one?
Here is where I get offended and snarky-
So, if a woman isn't pregnant as a result of sex, should we assume that a "legitimate" rape occurred? If that is true, should we assume that he has been "legitimately" raping his wife for years? As far as I know she has never had a kid.
Alright, I am done offending his family. To be fair, he has offended millions of women who have gotten pregnant as a result of rape and made them seem somewhat at fault for what happened to them. Don't worry, at least he isn't involved in politics, oh wait...
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