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>> dr. nancy, again, there is some possible explanation going back to i think an argument that was articulated by the national right to life organization. there was a 1999 essay entitled "rape pregnancies are rare" which is not the case, that possibly it could have been what akin was thinking, not that it's rooted in any facts. >> you know what's interesting, if you have unprotected sex, the chance of getting pregnant is reasonably rare, about 5%. getting pregnant as a result of a rape is also about 5%. so if you calculated that forward, that means thousands of women are put in the situation o...

From romney just a short time ago, michael? >> well, i take this speed with which romney and ryan came out and said we disagree with what akin had to say as recognition by the gop at the top of the ticket that this is a real serious problem, serious not only because any day and there are precious days now left between today and elections day, and any day not addressing the economy is a net loser for the gop and also because of according to the nbc "wall street journal" recent survey there is a 15-point gap. a tribute this to the christine o'donnell factor. as the gop has become more and more c...

Of many people in the center, too, where they said medicaid recipients would only be able to get money for abortions that fell under forcible rape. forcible rape itself is kind of -- this is i think what akin was trying to say, when he said legitimate rape. he's trying to refer to a bill he sponsored that tried to put a specific definition on forcible rape. many sane people would say all rape is forcible rape and there was a lot of outcry about that bill when it came out. they were spo co sponsors and happy birthday ben lebolt an issue that obama campaign is going to use going forward, regardl...

Where he actually stands on abortion and a woman's right to make her own decisions are right in line with everything about the republican party. and that's the problem. when the republicans are couching their position in these lofty terms about life and a culture of life, it's one thing. when you have very graphic images of women who have been raped being forced to carry that baby to, you know, to actually have that baby, against their will, that's a totally different image for the american public. so, yes, they want to distance themselves from his words, but they're not doing anything to dist...

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