News And Opinion About The Republican War On Women And Issues Important To Women
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
House Majority Leader Has Voted With Akin On Over 30 Pieces Of Anti-Abortion Legislation
House Majority Leader Has Voted With Akin On Over 30 Pieces Of Anti-Abortion Legislation: Although Republican lawmakers are attempting to distance themselves from Todd Akin’s (R-MO) false assertion that “legitimate rape” doesn’t lead to pregnancy, the uncomfortable truth is that Akin’s extreme views are very much in line with the mainstream Republican party’s. Just as the official Republican Party platform corroborates Akin’s belief that abortion should be illegal even [...]/p