Todd Akin made last weekend when he claimed that the female body has a way of preventing pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.” In spite of pressure from GOP leaders, including Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, to bow out, Mr. Akin vowed to stay in the race."The one stipulation to the interview was that I not ask him about abortion or Todd Akin -– he's the Missouri Republican who created a firestorm after saying women's bodies shut down in a legitimate rape to prevent pregnancy. I did ask him about healthSenator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) didn't mince words at a Planned Parenthood luncheon on Tuesday when commenting on Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin's recent claim that women rarely become pregnant inTodd Akin (R-Mo.) stole the political spotlight and became the focus of the election conversation this week when he said in an interview with a St. Louis news station that in cases of “legitimate rape,” a woman's body could “shut that whole thing downTodd Akin is passing a collection plate among his remaining supporters, asking for a few dollars at a time in hopes of sustaining a Senate campaign threatened by his remarks about women's bodies and "legitimate rape." Akin
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