https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/08/22/these-republicans-need-a-lesson-on-the-fairer-sex/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:23:46 -0400<![CDATA[Of course words were never the problem. The “thinking” was the problem. Akin’s belief that legitimate rape so scrambles the female’s signals that even biology is thwarted was born of conversations he says he had with doctors. Akin at least should surrender the names of those doctors so that they can be removed from the practice of medicine. For those still confused, raped women do get pregnant, which is why many who are strongly pro-life nevertheless allow abortion exceptions for rape victims. Even so, the Republican Party platform calls for a “human life” amendment to the Constitution that, strictly applied, likely would prohibit any abortion under any circumstances.]]>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:30:51 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/08/22/these-republicans-need-a-lesson-on-the-fairer-sex-n95182