Republican Congressman Backs Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments: ‘He’s Partly Right’

Republican Congressman Backs Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments: ‘He’s Partly Right’: Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) defended former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)’s claim that women who are victims of a “legitimate rape” can’t get pregnant. Speaking to the Marrietta Daily Journal, Gingrey, a doctor who is co-chair of the GOP’s Doctor Caucus, stuck by Akin’s distinction between “legitimate” and “illegitimate rapes”: And in Missouri, Todd Akin … [...]/p