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By Chris Hoenig In June, the Supreme Court ruled that employers have a say in what women do with their bodies by allowing companies to deny birth-control coverage. Soon, men in Missouri may have a say in what women do with their bodies, too. A bill introduced before the Missouri…
By Albert Lin Former Congressman Todd Akin has resurfaced to promote his new book—and he still can’t stop talking about rape. Akin, a Missouri Republican, famously sabotaged his own U.S. Senate campaign in 2012 when he was asked if he believed abortion was acceptable in the case of a rape….
By Dara Sharif Todd Akin, the former Missouri Congressman whose U.S. Senate candidacy failed after he opined that women couldn’t get pregnant in cases of “legitimate rape,” says he regrets the comment. And he’s not ruling out another run at political office, either. Asked during an interview with KSDK-TV whether…
We can’t control the people who work for us, as Republican leaders learned this week after Rep. Todd Akin‘s now-infamous inaccurate remark that it’s extremely rare for rape victims to get pregnant. Despite entreaties from GOP leaders, including presumptive vice-presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, Akin is continuing his run for…