[168197] in Zephyr_Bugs
What's missing from the Akin story?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (t r u t h o u t)
Tue Aug 21 20:34:06 2012
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:34:06 -0400 (EDT)
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t r u t h o u t | It's become overwhelmingly clear in the last week how low the level of political debate is in the United States when it comes to women's rights, not to mention their basic biology.
Rep. Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape" and pregnancy have prompted a justified level of outrage, but few have noted how at home his extremist views are within the GOP platform, or the fact that Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan co-sponsored a bill with Akin to redefine rape in 2011. Most of the mainstream media has responded by either legitimizing Akin's ridiculous remarks as being worthy of debate, or focusing only on how this development might impact the electoral race.
Meanwhile, 87 percent of counties in the US are without an abortion provider, making it a right without any access for most American women - and neither of the two main parties has the political will to change that.
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</center> <!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="content" --><p style="font-size:110%">It's become overwhelmingly clear in the last week how low the level of political debate is in the United States when it comes to women's rights, not to mention their basic biology.</p>
<p style="font-size:110%">Rep. Todd Akin's comments about “legitimate rape” and pregnancy have prompted a justified level of outrage, but few have noted how at home his extremist views are within the GOP platform, or the fact that Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan co-sponsored a bill with Akin to redefine rape in 2011. Most of the mainstream media has responded by either legitimizing Akin's ridiculous remarks as being worthy of debate, or focusing only on how this development might impact the electoral race.</p>
<p style="font-size:110%">Meanwhile, 87 percent of counties in the US are without an abortion provider, making it a right without any access for most American women - and neither of the two main parties has the political will to change that.</p>
<p style="font-size:110%"><strong>If you think that Americans deserve a better class of news reporting and analysis, support Truthout's efforts to raise the level of discussion.</strong> One of our funders has generously offered to match reader gifts dollar-for-dollar for the next 24 hours, up to $10,000.</p>
<p style="font-size:110%">We're well over halfway there, but we need your help to make the most of this opportunity! Please make a tax-deductible donation today.</p>
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