GOP Candidate Opposes Abortion Exceptions In Cases Of ‘The Rape Thing’

[Mass]

What's wrong with these men? Are they heartless?

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/10/31/1120251/gop-candidate-opposes-abortion-exceptions-in-cases-of-the-rape-thing/

John Koster, a Republican running for Congress in Washington, became the latest candidate to opine on abortion exceptions in cases of rape and incest over the weekend at a fundraiser with Rep. Tom Price (R-GA). Koster said he would support abortion only if the woman’s life was in danger, but would not extend the same right to women who are survivors of incest or “the rape thing,” as he casually termed it. To justify his opposition, Koster insisted that incest is rare and argued that abortion would only further hurt rape survivors:
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’s a big pro-life proponent. But on the rape thing, it’s like, how does putting more violence onto a woman’s body and taking the life of an innocent child that’s the consequence of this crime, how does that make it better? You know what I mean?

[gollygee]

1. I'm just glad they're finally getting called on this shit

It used to be it seemed like the more out there they were, the more people liked them. FINALLY people are responding negatively to these kinds of attitudes.

[HockeyMom]

2. They want hospitals to be free to NOT give

Morning After Pills which would PREVENT conception from rape in the first place. You not only must bear a rapist baby, you must CONCEIVE it in the first place. Sick, sick, sick.

[lyingsackofmitt]

3. More Christiano-Taliban scum!

[LeftishBrit]

4. What's wrong with these men? Are they heartless?

Yes. That's exactly what's wrong with them!

[Canuckistanian]

5. "the rape thing"

And he said those words TWICE

How very "white conservative male" of him.

[redqueen]

6. I'm so glad he said this

And at such a great time, too.

Thanks, shithead. Thank you very, very much.