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That their own bodies have betrayed them, that their bodies are telling the world they were not assaulted when in fact they were. simply because they were unfortunate enough to get pregnant as a result of the rape. so what weve got is not only a war on women by refusing to allow rape exceptions to restrictions on abortion, we also have a really demeaning and damaging war on women by offering up this junk science justification for harming womens health care. its just absolutely outrageous. >> doe...

Misspeaking at time. i would love to know who those doctors are. i would like to have their names. i would like to have permission to have a conversation with those doctors and find out what kind of science background they have to make this outrageous claim. i think what you were saying earlier, ed, is exactly right. you have to separate out the justification from the policy. so what todd akin was peddling was a justification for not allowing any rape exception to abortion bans or abortion restr...

Congressman todd akin, missouri is trying to defeat claire mccaskill in a heated battle in the november election. he started a firestorm when he answered this question about abortion. >> what about in the case of rape? should it be legal or not? >> well, you know, people always want to try and make that as one of the things, how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question. it seems to me, first of all, from what i understand from doctors, thats really rare. if its a legitimate ...

This amendment would outlaw abortions even in the case of rape or incest. if romney cant defend todd akin, he cant defend his own record. its no surprise todd akin doesnt even want to defend the far right wing platform of anti-choice anymore. heres acon on hard right wing radio today? >> i heard one time a medical report that said its hard to get, um, um, harder to get pregnant under those conditions. i dont believe thats true now. i in fact have checked the facts and that wrong. >> hes checked ...

Of a candidate ever, seriously. how big a problem is this for the republicans, you think in. >> its huge. i mean, i dont think i have ever said these four words, but sean hannity is right. the way he described the stakes here, ed, it really is dire for the republicans. but youve done a great job already of showing theres not a whole lot of daylight between todd akin and the rest of his party. the notion that he just misspoke, he gave us a window onto the way they think and talk about women and p...

Forcible rape or was that just -- where did that come from? >> well, yeah, i was talking about forcible rape. >> now, wait a minute here. this is mike huckabee giving this congressman an alibi. mike huckabee was holding todd akin by the hand right there in that interview. huckabee introduced the words forceable rape and ackin went right along with him. that the language republicans put in a house bill trying to define the term rape to end health care funding for any abortions. the member of the ...

Until the end. hes going to call karl roves bluff. hes saying im going to stick in this. if im three points down, youre going to support me because the senate means more to you than the issue of forceable or legitmal rape. >> legitimate rape. the president was right when he used the word offensive today, joan. i want to bring up that obvio obviousobviou obviously the president is leading in double digits when it comes to polling in women who are going to support him. do you think the gap is goin...

>> president obama also pointed out how akins remarks highlight the continuing war on womens health being waged by republicans. >> what i think these comments do underscore is why we shouldnt have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making health care decisions on behalf of women. >> later this afternoon, the congressman from missouri, todd akin, wrote this on his twitter account. im in the race to win. we need a conservative senate. akin linked his campaign website asking for do...

Becoming representative etch-a-sketch as well. they put out a statement that suddenly they dont oppose a rape exception for restrictions on abortion. but in fact, both men have vocally supported a personhood amendment, a law that would decree that life begins at conception which clearly criminalized all abortion, not only in the case of rape but in the case of incest or to preserve a womans health or even her life. >> but this is, in a very strong manner, exposed the vice presidential candidate ...

>> no, theyre not. theres no sense of this is just a despicable thing to say about a woman in this crisis. there was no talk about it, the way the president talked about it. its all political calculus. and you know, the war on women rhetoric was starting to quiet down a little bit. we werent talking about transvaginal ultrasounds as much anymore. i dont remember the last time i said the word vagina. its been a while. and he came along and opened up this whole sick debate again. and i think theyr...