MichiganGOP candidate has opinions on rape survivors-Garrett Soldano

[irisblue]

Who is this guy?

source--https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/01/garrett-soldano-abortion-michigan-republican-governor/

Title-Mich. GOP governor candidate said rape victims shouldn’t have abortions: ‘Baby inside them may be the next president’

snip--"When Garrett Soldano was asked on a right-wing podcast how he would “ensure the sanctity of life” in Michigan, the Republican candidate for governor said he would stop at nothing to protect a fetus."

snip-"Soldano is not the first political candidate to take heat after giving an interview about abortion rights. In 2012, during his campaign for U.S. Senate, former Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) said in an interview that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy. He added that “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Akin, who died in October, apologized for his comments but later said he regretted doing so. In 2019, when then-Florida House Speaker José Oliva (R) apologized for referring to pregnant women as “host bodies” several times during a TV news interview about an antiabortion bill."

snip-"oldano went on to say that society should encourage those who are pregnant — even those who are sexually assaulted — to deliver their babies.

“How about we start inspiring women in the culture to let them understand and know how heroic they are and how unbelievable they are that God put them in this moment,” he said."

[irisblue]

1. More at article

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2. As I recall,

that crime went down when abortions were legalized.
Unwanted kids often go up to be unwanted adults.

[XanaDUer2]

3. God facilitates rapes? Nt

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. This isn't a new opinion

I think I heard that stupidity from some other MALE GOPer....maybe someone from Texass? My response is what a former manager who was from the Philippines used to say when particularly annoyed with one of the docs, "I like to kick their balls!"

[irisblue]

5. Remember the outburst on DU when Akin said that in 2012? The RW/GOP are normalizing this idea

In 2012, during his campaign for U.S. Senate, former Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) said in an interview that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy. He added that “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Akin, who died in October, apologized for his comments but later said he regretted doing so. In 2019, when then-Florida House Speaker José Oliva (R) apologized for referring to pregnant women as “host bodies” several times during a TV news interview about an antiabortion bill."

[Me.]

6. Would He & His Pals Adopt Them

Should've been the next question