Someone needs to publicly ask Ted Cruz what his position is about "legitimate" abortion.
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Really the whole legitimate rape fiasco has been so disgusting. And what's more horrifying is that so much of this backwards thinking about women in this country is rearing its ugly head. Like the attacks on Sandra Fluke weren't enough. Now these bastards are trying to legitimize rape! 
I hope women in this country wake up. They better do it this year too. 
Unlike Romney, State Leaders Oppose Abortion After Rape
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Elected officials from Texas widely condemned Akin's comments: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn released a statement that seemed to suggest Akin should drop his Senate bid; Gov. Rick Perry's office called Akin's words “off-base, insensitive and a distraction from the important issue of protecting life.” Akin, for his part, quickly backtracked, saying he "misspoke" in his "off-the-cuff remarks," and adding that he understands "that rape can result in pregnancy."
Yet Akin's broader opposition to abortion in cases of rape is shared by many top Texas leaders. Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and GOP Senate hopeful Ted Cruz only support abortion when the mother’s life is in jeopardy. The position isn't uncommon among Republicans; CNN reported on Monday night that a rape exemption is likely not part of the GOP abortion platform set to be adopted at next week's Republican Convention in Tampa.
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In their fierce battle for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, Dewhurst and Cruz, the former state solicitor general, both promoted their anti-abortion credentials, saying only when a mother’s life was in jeopardy should a pregnancy be terminated.
And Unfortunately the Texas media will never get any traction on the issue. Most Texas women will never even know his position.
The women being attacked and degraded with this rhetoric are our mothers, sisters, nieces, cousins, girlfriends, classmates and work colleagues. The chauvinistic crap that spews from people like Akin is one of the primary reasons why I can never see myself voting for any Republican candidate.
As part of the demographic group that the Repugs want to claim, my concern is what group will they attack next. Will I be ostracized because I'm not a property owner or because I'm a vain metro-sexual? Yes, that is how silly the GOP has become with their repugnant thinking. 
