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Shit Politicians Say...About Women's Rights

We'd hoped we'd heard the last of the insane comments from politicians about women's reproductive rights. But what started with Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment continued with John Foster's insinuation that the "rape thing" is not an excuse for abortion. Like Tina Fey said, "If I have to listen to one more grey-faced man with a $2 haircut explain to me what rape is, I’m going to lose my mind."

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"In the emergency room they have what’s called rape kits where a woman can get cleaned out" - Texas state Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, on why there shouldn't be a rape or incest exception in Texas' sweeping anti-choice bills.

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"In the emergency room they have what’s called rape kits where a woman can get cleaned out" - Texas state Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, on why there shouldn't be a rape or incest exception in Texas' sweeping anti-choice bills.

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"Before...my friends on the left side of the aisle here tried to make rape and incest the subject — because, you know, the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low" — current Republican

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"Understand though, that when we talk about exceptions, we talk about rape, incest, health of a woman, life of a woman. Life of the woman is not an exception."

— former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh

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Life begins "from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman."

—Statement from an Arizona bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer

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"The facts show that people who are raped —who are truly raped—the juices don't flow, the body functions don't work and they don't get pregnant. Medical authorities agree that this is a rarity, if ever."

—former Rep. Henry Aldridge (R-N.C.)

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"I just haven't heard of that being a circumstance that's been brought to me in any personal way, and I'd be open to discussion about that subject matter."

—Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on never hearing of a rape-induced pregnancy before

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"One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.... Many of the Christian faith have said, well, that's okay, contraception is okay. It's not okay. It's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be."

—Rick Santorum, former Republican senator from Pennsylvania and former presidential hopeful

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"It's Jessica who's having to have her body live with the ravages of this vaccine."

—Michele Bachmann, (R-Minn) on the "dangers" of the HPV vaccine

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"As long as it's inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it."

—Former Texas Republican gubernatorial contender Clayton Williams on rape