On Tuesday the Republican platform committee adopted an anti-abortion plank that allowed no exception for rape, incest or health of the woman. That same day, Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, who agrees with the party stand enthusiastically, refused to give up his Senate nomination. He believes his is a divine mission to defeat Sen. Claire McCaskill and further push anti-abortion legislation.
Rep. Akin’s absurd claim that women who are the victims of “legitimate” rape can “shut the whole system down” and refuse to become pregnant has…
