Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Power of Language: "Legitimate Rape" and Efforts to Change the Definition of Rape





"Shortly following the senator’s debacle, then-Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan insinuated that rape was simply another form of conception in an interview in which he was asked to comment on Aikin’s comments. So here’s the important context to their public comments: both Ryan and Aikin have been proponents of trying to change the language that legally defines rape in an effort to make it illegal for women to have access to abortion, even in cases of rape or incest."Here's more from The Gander Press

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