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The GOP War on Women continues with North Dakota congressman voting to criminalize abortion

Missouri Republican Senate candidate, Todd Akin, recently made headlines with his recent claim that women have magical vaginas, which push aside any sperm from a raper to prevent pregnancy. Here I thought I didn't understand women. Now it's North Dakota Republican congressman (and Senate candidate) Rick Berg making the headlines. It's now been documented that Mr. Berg cast a vote which would have criminalized mothers whom decide to have an abortion with a Class AA felony. In this bill, incest and/or rape were of no matter. The only time when an abortion would be allowed is if the mother's health was in jeopardy. If we were to create a hybrid of Mr. Akin and Berg's views, this is how it would look: Women's vaginas have magical powers, for when raped, they have a way of closing a hole somewhere to prevent the sperm from entering and becoming pregnant. In the off-chance a pregnancy occurs via rape, however, and the woman chooses to have an abortion, she shall b...