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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Steve King: I’ve Never Heard Of A Girl Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape Or Incest
Rep. Steve King, one of the most staunchly conservative members of the House, was one of the few Republicans who did not strongly condemn Rep. Todd Akin Monday for his remarks regarding pregnancy and rape. King also signaled why he might agree with parts of Akins assertion.
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A Democratic source flagged Kings praise of Akin in the KMEG interview to TPM. But potentially more controversial for King is his suggestion that pregnancies from statutory rape or incest dont exist or happen rarely. A 1996 review by the Guttmacher Institute found at least half of all babies born to minor women are fathered by adult men.
The tie between statutory rape and teen pregnancy has been the subject of ad campaigns from groups like United Way.
H.R. 3, the bill co-sponsored by King, Akin and Paul Ryan in 2011, originally called for an exemption in the federal ban on abortion funding only in the case of forcible rape. That language was dropped after pressure from womens advocates and Democrats. At the time, the Republican sponsors of the legislation werent too interested in discussing their reasoning for the wording.
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A Democratic source flagged Kings praise of Akin in the KMEG interview to TPM. But potentially more controversial for King is his suggestion that pregnancies from statutory rape or incest dont exist or happen rarely. A 1996 review by the Guttmacher Institute found at least half of all babies born to minor women are fathered by adult men.
The tie between statutory rape and teen pregnancy has been the subject of ad campaigns from groups like United Way.
H.R. 3, the bill co-sponsored by King, Akin and Paul Ryan in 2011, originally called for an exemption in the federal ban on abortion funding only in the case of forcible rape. That language was dropped after pressure from womens advocates and Democrats. At the time, the Republican sponsors of the legislation werent too interested in discussing their reasoning for the wording.
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/steve-king-statutory-rape.php?ref=fpa
All of these people who were the original sponsors of the bill with "forcible rape" in the language, need to be sent packing!
Here is Steve King challenger in Iowa
http://www.christievilsackforiowa.com/
Steve King endorsed Akin
1:57 KING: Hes a statesman, hes a patriot, hes a proven conservative. And Ive watched it. He lives it. Weve sat side by side now into the tenth year, together.
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Rep. Steve King: I’ve Never Heard Of A Girl Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape Or Incest (Original Post)
SunsetDreams
Aug 2012
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And just because he hasn't heard of it, it doesn't happen? I think perhaps
GreenPartyVoter
Aug 2012
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GreenPartyVoter
(72,378 posts)1. And just because he hasn't heard of it, it doesn't happen? I think perhaps
he just has earmuffs and blinders on.
SunsetDreams
(8,571 posts)2. He shouldn't be allowed to pass judgement
on laws of this country if he can't be bothered to do research.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,378 posts)8. Agreed.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)3. What else does he not know?
Is it possible that entire books could be written about what he does not know?
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)4. Haven't these guys died off YET?
I'm old enough to have protested this neanderthal crap the first time 'round. I cannot believe we are still discussing some of these anti-women issues.
This is the last straw. Anyone who votes republican, but especially women, need their heads examined (or pulled out of the sand or both).
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)5. Apparently Steve King has impaired hearing, then.
Wow. The ignoramuses seem to have taken over the Republican Party.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)6. They are ridiculous..but unfortunately, there is a group of people that agrees with them
or at least is willing to suspend disbelief long enough to keep voting for them
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)7. Of course he probably also believes Noah rode to church on a dinosaur.
Credit to Garrison Keillor.