August 21, 2012 07:58 PM UTC

Akin's Rape "Science" Brings Out the Crazies

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• by: Colorado Pols

We’ll just let Talking Points Memo get right to it:

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 Akin’s assertion.

King told an Iowa reporter he’s never heard of a child getting pregnant from statutory rape or incest [Pols emphasis]…

…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 women’s advocates and Democrats. At the time, the Republican sponsors of the legislation weren’t too interested in discussing their reasoning for the wording.

Well, there’s enough science for ya! If Steve King hasn’t heard about it, then it must not be happening. Because if there is one person you would want to inform about a pregnancy that resulted from forcible rape, it’s Steve King.