Missouri Republican official: ‘God chose to bless’ women with pregnancies from rape

[Playinghardball]

An official from Missouri’s Republican Party on Monday defended Senate candidate Todd Akin after he suggested abortions should not be allowed in any case because victims of “legitimate” rape victims could not get pregnant.

GOP 4th Senate District Committeewoman Sharon Barnes told The New York Times “that abortion is never an option.”

In an interview with KTVI-TV over the weekend, Akin had said that “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down,” referring to pregnancy after so-called “legitimate rape.”

Barnes “echoed Mr. Akin’s statement that very few rapes resulted in pregnancy,” according to the Times, and she added that “at that point, if God has chosen to bless this person with a life, you don’t kill it.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/21/missouri-republican-official-god-chose-to-bless-women-with-pregnancies-from-rape/

[snooper2]

1. The face of stupid

[Tansy_Gold]

2. ....

"God chose to bless me with the address of a medical practicioner who God chose to bless the training and skill that will safely abort this unwanted pregnancy."

[Care Acutely]

8. Two fingers worth of forehead.

[Le Taz Hot]

10. The face of someone who's never been raped,

"legitimate" or otherwise.

[NightWatcher]

3. wow, those MEN really need to shut up.

A penis should exclude you from having a say in women's health issues.

[Care Acutely]

9. Rest assured she's "known her place" all her life, even now.

And yes, it should. When men can carry and face loss of life or serious health consequences from pregnancy, they're welcome to it.

[WillyT]

4. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Solly Mack]

5. That's one sick god she worships.

[Initech]

6. Amen to that!

[treestar]

7. What?

[radicalliberal]

11. As a Christian, I'm embarrassed and mortified by stupid people such as this woman ...

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Pardon me while I go barf ...