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Colorado Republican district attorney Ken Buck compares pregnancy to cancer

On a talk show earlier today, Colorado Republican district attorney and Democrat Senator Mark Udall's challenger in the coming midterms - Ken Buck - had an interesting comparison to make with regard to women's reproductive rights, when he said the following: "Yes, I am pro-life. While I understand a woman wants to be in control of her body - it's certainly the feeling that I had when I was a cancer patient. I wanted to be in control of the decisions that were made concerning my body. There is another fundamental issue at stake, and that's the life of the unborn child." Ken "What the" Buck's comparison makes absolutely no sense at all. If he wanted to be consistent, then the following scenario would have to be true: Setting: Mr. Buck in a hospital, after first being diagnosed with cancer Dr. Cynthia Deepsigh: "So, Mr. Buck, I don't know how to tell you this, but via these tests, it appears as if you have cancer. The good news is t...