Republican candidate calls aborting rapist's child 'more violence on woman's body'

[Tony_FLADEM]

Reuters) - Tea Party politician John Koster, the Republican nominee for a hotly contested congressional seat in Washington state, says he opposes abortions, even in cases of "the rape thing," because it is tantamount to inflicting "more violence onto a woman's body."

The Snohomish County councilman made the comments during a weekend fundraising appearance in the Puget Sound city of Everett, north of Seattle, that was captured in a recording released on Wednesday by the liberal activist group Fuse Washington.

Long known as an opponent of abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, Koster was asked if there were any circumstances under which he would approve of terminating a pregnancy.

"When a mother's life is in danger ... I'm not going to make that decision," he replied, before going on to talk about incest and rape.

"Incest is so rare, I mean, it's so rare. But the rape thing, you know, I know a woman who was raped and kept her child, gave it up for adoption. She doesn't regret it. In fact, she is a big pro-life proponent," he said in the recording.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/us-usa-campaign-abortion-idUSBRE8A006B20121101

[Separation]

1. It boggles my mind

I have stopped trying to wrap my head around how these people are being re/elected. Fear, mind washing, bizarro world, it can make your head spin.

[jenw2]

3. Lots of election fraud here

And where is my ballot?

[Care Acutely]

2. He "knows a woman" who decided to complete a pregnancy

So of course HE should decide for all women.

ETA: Dog, am I tired of these crotch-sniffers.

[MadrasT]

4. Yet another Repuke man opening his yap

and expressing an opinion he's not entitled to speak about.

He needs to sit down and STFU.

This endless stream of male "opinions" about women's health issues is working on my last nerve.

[ladjf]

5. If the "rapist's child" is aborted within a day or two of the rape, the victim would have

received immediate treatment that would have stopped the process at the zygote phase.
Note: A zygote at that point is a microscopic cell or cells.

That process could not accurately be described as "more violence onto a woman's body".

[Tikki]

6. Absolutely....

And why can't some legislators understand that concept?



Tikki

[ladjf]

7. As my father used to say "Ignorance is a terrible thing". nt

[Sheepshank]

8. Even when a child is wanted and loved, labor and delivery are hard on a woman's body....

...what a fucked up set of "make up shit a you go along, but assume it sounds noble" standards these MEN seem to exude.

[Initech]

9. The rape thing????? God damn them!!!!