“Specifically where you stand when it comes to rape, and when it comes to the issue of should it be legal for a woman to be able to get an abortion if she’s raped?” WJHL reporter Josh Smith wondered. “I’m very proud of my pro-life record, and I’ve always adopted the idea that, the position that the method of conception doesn’t change the definition of life,” Ryan explained.
Let’s make no mistake here: According to Paul Ryan, rape is just another kind of sex, another way to get pregnant. Not a crime. Not a horrible violation of a woman’s body. Just a “method of conception.”
Explain to me again why we’re supposed to see Todd Akin as an anomaly and not worry about what the Romney/Ryan ticket will mean for women should they be elected?
