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Illinois Republican Representative Joe Walsh makes another asinine claim on abortion

Republicans already in or currently running for Congress certainly have made some interesting statements with regard to abortion in recent months. Missouri Senatorial candidate Todd Akin basically stated that he feels women's vaginas have magical powers and are able to block off sperm from a rapist to prevent pregnancy, negating any need for an abortion in the cases of rape.

In Thursday night's debate with Democrat Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Representative Joe Walsh said the following with regard to abortion if the mother's health was in jeopardy:

"With modern technology and science, you can't find one instance... There's no such exception as life of the mother. And as far as health of the mother, same thing, with advances in science and technology, health of the mother has become a tool for abortions anytime under any reason."

Again, here is another man who is extremely ignorant when it comes to women's health and abortions. In the United States, there are 15.1 pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births.

"You can't find one instance..." That's 15.1 per ever 100,000. Unfortunately, that results in many instances, Mr. Walsh.

If one wants to find a single instance where Representative Walsh comes across like an idiot, this would be it. However, call it a crazy hunch, but I have a feeling there are many other instances of the like along with this one.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/10/19/1046391/more-junk-science-gop-congressman-says-abortion-is-never-necessary-to-save-a-womans-life/
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  1. HippieGirlOctober 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    Ok, here's the thing: no woman asks to be raped. And when she is raped, the thing going through her mind is "oh my God, am I going to become pregnant?" Certainly no woman wants to give birth to the child of her rapist. So who is this man to tell the ladies that abortion is wrong? The day he grows a vagina and female reproductive system, then he'll understand. Until that day comes, he needs to keep his lowball opinions to himself

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  2. The RozOctober 19, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Yeah, exactly. Whenever a guy gives a strong opinion with regard to women's rights, in claiming they shouldn't have a particular right and that this is the morally right thing to do, my first reaction always is, "Are you a woman? Have you ever been a woman? Do you have any idea what it's like to be a woman?" I didn't think so... ...and like you said, until that moment, "he needs to keep his low-ball opinions to himself."

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