After he used the phrase "legitimate rape", Todd Akin received calls to withdraw his candidacy from Senate in Missouri. These came from other Republicans not because they disagreed with him, but because they didn't want people to know they agreed with them. That could cost them elections this year - just like it did in 2010.
But this position IS what they believe.
In fact, there is a list of 40 Republicans who are "unconditionally pro-life". Unlike Mccarthy's list of Communists in the U.S. legislature, I actually do have a list (from
RNC for Life). RNC for life believes in
NO exceptions or compromise. They will not grant a "pro-life" mantle on politicians who "truly are not". And thus an endorsement from them means that you really do believe in "no abortions, no exceptions for rape and incest". Thus:
ARIZONA
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 02: Trent Franks believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 07: Gabriela Saucedo Mercer believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
COLORADO
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 02: Kevin Lundberg believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
FLORIDA
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 07: Sandy Adams believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 10: Daniel Webster believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 18: Allen West believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 26: David Rivera believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
INDIANA
U.S. Senate: Richard Mourdock believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
IOWA
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 04: Steve King believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
MARYLAND
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 02: Nancy Jacobs believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 05: Tony O’Donnell believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
MICHIGAN
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 01: Dan Benishek believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 06: Jack Hoogendyk believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
MINNESOTA
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 06: Michele Bachmann believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
MISSOURI
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 04: Vicky Hartzler believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
NEVADA
*U.S. Senate: Dean Heller believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
State Senate:
District 19: Janine Hansen believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
NEW JERSEY
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 04: Chris Smith believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 05: Scott Garrett believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 06: Anna Little believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 07: David Larsen believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
NEW YORK
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 24: Ann Marie Buerkle believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
NORTH CAROLINA
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 05: Virginia Foxx believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 11: Mark Meadows believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
TENNESSEE
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 08: Steve Fincher believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
State House:
District 71: Shirley Curry believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
TEXAS
U.S. Senate:
Ted Cruz
U.S. House of Representatives:
*District 01: Louie Gohmert believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 03: Sam Johnson believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 04: Ralph Hall believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 13: Mac Thornberry believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 17: Bill Flores believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 23: “Quico” Canseco believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 24: Kenny Marchant believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 25: Roger Williams believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
*District 26: Dr. Michael Burgess believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 34: Jessica Puente-Bradshaw believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 36: Steve Stockman believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
State Senate:
District 25: Dr. Donna Campbell believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
State House:
RNC for Life does not often endorse in state legislative races, but these candidates are outstanding pro-life conservatives who have earned our endorsements in their contested races.
District 65: Ron Simmons believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 67: Jeff Leach believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 91: Stephanie Klick believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
WASHINGTON
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 01: John Koster believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
WISCONSIN
U.S. Senate: Mark Neumann believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
U.S. House of Representatives:
District 04: Dan Sebring believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
District 08: Reid Ribble believes in no abortions, even in the case of rape or incest
* indicates incumbent
Now, I should say that philosophically, I agree that if you are pro-life, from a scientific perspective, you must be "no exceptions", because if a fetus is a human being, it doesn't matter how that fetus was formed. The "no exceptions" platform is thus logically consistent. But... if you are a pro-lifer and are all about personal responsibility, then the exceptions are ok. The problem is that science is used to make moral arguments (or vice versa) when it doesn't work. (Much the way that questionable science about the dangers of bovine growth hormone (BGH) were used to bolster economic or social arguments about the impact of BGH on family farms. All these arguments may (or may not) lead to the same conclusion - but they may be mutually incompatible. That is why "no exceptioners" have had to rely on junk science ("rape can't cause pregnancy") because the real science is not on their side and they're just trying to make themselves not look like callous a++hats.
And, for your listening pleasure, here is a song by Taylor Ferrera on "Legitimate Rape":
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