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Originally Posted by Jankinonya:
Originally Posted by Aeneas:
Originally Posted by Jankinonya:

This also from a man that helped Ryan co-sponsor a bill that used the term "forcible rape" WTH is that? That is like saying lethal murder, or deceitful lying. If its rape, it was forced. Does a woman have to be beaten to a certain degree for them to consider it "forcible"?

 

He has misspoke before it seems on the same issue. I see a pattern here.

There doesn't have to be any beating involved for a woman to be raped--she can be drugged (and therefore unable to consent) or underage (ditto, from the legal perspective).

 

...not that it makes his statement any better.

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That was my point. What do they say constitutes forcible rape? To me all rape is forced regardless of what method is used.

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I must differ with your conclusion.  STATUTORY rape involves sexual intercourse by a person over the age of consent with a person below that age. It is altogether possible for that kind of intercourse to happen under circumstances where the under-age person is fully consenting and is in no way "forced."  It happens all the time in the back seats of parked cars.  In none of this do I intend to be defending the comments of Representative Akin.  His legislation, as written, would deny abortion to all women, with no exception for rape of any kind, incest, or anything else.


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