Republican Rep. Steve King hasn’t heard of instances in which young victims of statutory rape or incest become pregnant

I’ve already covered the travails of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri, who famously said victims of “legitimate rape” won’t become pregnant, and while Rep. Akin’s detractors have spanned the political spectrum, at least one Republican lawmaker is coming to Akin’s defense.

According to a report by Sioux City, Iowa CBS affiliate KMEG, Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa said he hasn’t heard of instances in which young victims of statutory rape or incest become pregnant.

“Well I just haven’t heard of that being a circumstance that’s been brought to me in any personal way, and I’d be open to discussion about that subject matter,” King said.

In a statement released after KMEG’s report aired, Rep. King King suggested his comments were taken out of context.

It’s important to note that along with Rep. Akin and Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan, Rep. King co-sponsored the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion” bill. The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion” bill co-sponsored by Reps. Akin, Ryan, and King was a blatant attempt by House Republicans to attempt to redefine rape so that it only applied to “forcible” rape, meaning that all those “fake” rape victims would stop exploiting loopholes to get themselves abortions. After a considerable amount of backlash over their attempt to redefine rape, House Republicans pulled that part out of the bill for a time, only to try to sneak it back in once public outcry had died down.

Keep in mind that the Republican war on women is nothing more than a figment of your imagination, if some conservatives are to be believed.

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4 thoughts on “Republican Rep. Steve King hasn’t heard of instances in which young victims of statutory rape or incest become pregnant

  1. @emptywheel

    RT @mujimu: if vaginas were an industry, the GOP would let them regulate themselves on the free market

  2. @JC_Christian

    Many of us conservatives are just now getting our heads around idea that not-men don’t have penises, please stop overloading us w/new info

  3. They sure grow a lotta corn over in Iowa, and apparently they drop a lotta flops in the fields, too…which they seem to keep Stepping in!
    Of COURSE you haven’t heard of any, you ridiculous man, because what rape or incest victim would come to you, of all people. No one who endures these crimes takes their case to a Congressional representative, man or woman.
    If a woman wanted to abort a rape or incest-originated fetus, they certainly would not publicize it to an anti-abortion member of Congress.
    These are all matters for local law enforcement, and patients and their physicians.
    What possible context, other than the current imbroglio over Akin et.al. could this have been brought up?
    This story might not end any time soon, unless the Republicans, and any anti-abortion Dems who might be tempted (by You-Know-Who)to sign on to this drivel, recant this blatant affront to any scientific and fair-minded person. Talk about a buzzing nest o’ hornets…
    MBB

  4. Steve King; just one more false prophet from many false prophets among the religious(self claimed) right.

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