Todd Akin's remarks on rape may help clarify the abortion debate

For all the talk about exceptions for rape and incest, the real issue is whether abortion should be legal or illegal.

Like any sentient person, I was appalled by Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape." I was shocked by the Limbaugh-ian proportions of his ignorance about the female reproductive system ("in cases of legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down") and remain flabbergasted that he hasn't caved in to party pressure to quit his Senate campaign.

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