Republican congressman says 'legitimate rape' does not cause pregnancy

August 21, 2012 by legitgov

Republican congressman says 'legitimate rape' does not cause pregnancy 19 Aug 2012 Republican congressman Todd Akin has sparked fury by claiming that victims of "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant. Representative Todd Akin, a Missouri congressman who is also his party's nominee for the US Senate, said that "from what I understand from doctors" women's bodies naturally reject pregnancies that result from rape. The six-term representative made the comments as he argued that abortion should be illegal even in cases of rape or incest.