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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/steve-king-defends-abortion-bans-by-speculating-that-he-may-be-the-product-of-rape-or-incest/
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Steve King: Without Rape and Incest, Would There Be Any Population in the World Left?
The incendiary Iowa Republican says he cant rule out that he isnt the product of rape or incest.
Abigail Weinberg
The twisted logic of the most extreme elements of the anti-abortion movement just got even more absurd. Laws restricting abortion access should not have exceptions for rape and incest, says Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), because throughout history, many people have been born as a result of rape and incestincluding, perhaps, himself.
What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those people out that were products of rape and incest, would there be any population in the world left if we did that? King said at a Westside Conservative Club meeting in Urbandale, Iowa, on Wednesday, according to the Des Moines Register. Considering all the wars and all the rape and pillage thats taken place
I know I cant certify that Im not part of the product of that.
King has a history of making offensive statements about immigrants, Muslims, and transgender people. In January, he was removed from the House Judiciary and Agriculture committees for telling the New York Times, White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilizationhow did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization? Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested he resign.
On Wednesday, he asserted that women who conceive as a result of rape and incest should be forced to carry the pregnancy to term, because its not the babys fault.
Id like to think every one of the lives of us are as precious as any other life, he said. And thats our measure. Human life cannot be measured. It is the measure itself against which all things are weighed.
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Steve King: Without Rape and Incest, "Would There Be Any Population in the World Left?" (Original Post)
babylonsister
Aug 2019
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Meadowoak
(5,558 posts)1. Steve King must be in-bred.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)2. King has spent too much time in the hog house! Just sayin'. n/t
zaj
(3,433 posts)3. Oh holy hell, that has got to be the craziest...
...thought ever to come out of his head. And that is saying something!
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)4. So, when did he stop?
Bettie
(16,124 posts)5. Maybe the headline should be
Steve King Advocates for Rape and Incest!
I do not understand why this idiot is still in congress.
MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)6. Really Iowa?
Can you relieve this crazy asshole from his duties please?
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)7. Guess who just got his ancestry.com results back
grumpyduck
(6,255 posts)8. What would he say if someone
raped his wife and daughter? Assuming he has them.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)9. He has children
They are named Cersae and Jaime.