GOP Senate Candidate: 'God Intended' Pregnancies From Rape

[Cail]

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said pregnancies resulting from rape are part of God's plan, tearfully explaining that he only supports abortions when a mother's life is in danger.

"I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen," Mourdock said during Tuesday's Senate debate, choking up. Mourdock's opponent, Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly, opposes abortion except in cases of rape and incest.

After the debate, Mourdock further explained his comment.

"Are you trying to suggest somehow that God preordained rape, no I don't think that," said Mourdock, according to The Associated Press. "Anyone who would suggest that is just sick and twisted. No, that's not even close to what I said."

Democrats wasted no time linking GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to Mourdock. Earlier this week, Romney personally appeared in a TV ad for the Indiana state treasurer, offering his endorsement.

"Richard Mourdock's rape comments are outrageous and demeaning to women. Unfortunately, they've become part and parcel of the modern Republican Party's platform toward women's health, as Congressional Republicans like Paul Ryan have worked to outlaw all abortions and even narrow the definition of rape," Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in a statement released to press.

"As Mourdock's most prominent booster and the star of Mourdock's current campaign ads, Mitt Romney should immediately denounce these comments and request that the ad featuring him speaking directly to camera on Mourdock's behalf be taken off the air," she added

"Mitt's man Mourdock apes Akin, reflecting a GOP that is way out of mainstream," Obama strategist David Axelrod tweeted.

Romney's campaign distanced itself from Mourdock's comment.

"Gov. Romney disagrees with Richard Mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views," campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said.

Abortion has become a more prominent issue in the presidential campaign in recent weeks, as Mitt Romney told the Des Moines Register that he would not pursue any specific abortion legislation as president and began airing a new TV ad in which a woman touts Romney's support for abortions in cases of rape and incest-a difference of opinion between Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan.

The Obama campaign hit Romney on abortion soon after, releasing a TV ad of its own that features footage from a 2007 GOP presidential primary debate in which Romney said he would be "delighted" to sign a bill banning all abortions in the U.S.

Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin said during an interview in August that women's bodies have ways of preventing pregnancy in cases of what he called "legitimate rape." Akin apologized for the comment, but refused to leave the race despite pressure from his own party.

have fun

[Ragnus]

Can they just change their name to the Theocratic Party already?

[chazzyphizzle]

fuck i hate living in this state

[Eurell]

To be fair, if they are pregnant with these gifts from god, then obviously it wasn't a legitimate rape.

[GoggleHead]

God has no place in government.

[Byrthnoth]

Noooo of course I didn't say that! That sounds monstrous, and I was just aiming for antiquated.

[myreality]

Pretty soon were going to hear them spouting nonsense such as: "No such thing as rape, God wanted it to happen so each women should see it as a blessing. Because of (Insert Bible Quote). "

[Jaybar]

What happens when a man gets raped....

[chazzyphizzle]

he will have to keep the baby. dumbass

[Ragnus]

What happens when a man gets raped....

He'll be going to hell for experiencing the sin of gay sex. Duh.

[TacoTaru]

Indiana represent! The Crossroads of America: Where a brain shart mixes with reality and becomes a platform.

[Cantih]

Why has it always been the Senate =\
We need some GOP in the House to say shit like this, gotta flip that part of congress too.

[kuronosan]

Theocracy {No Thanks.}

[Haiko]

I can't wait till atheism takes over.

[Stumblingdrunk]

I can't wait till atheism takes over.

Never going to happen, not in the US anyway.

[Tyrath]

Never going to happen, not in the US anyway.

Never? It will one day. Just not anytime soon and maybe not in our lifetime.

[Ragnus]

Yeah. The US still has to plunge deeply into the depths of Theocratic reign which will be another few decades or so unless something drastic happen.

[Stumblingdrunk]

Never? It will one day. Just not anytime soon and maybe not in our lifetime.

Even if you take into account the recent news of a growing % of young people being unaffiliated with a particular religion most do still believe in god or a god. (Spiritual but not religious bullshit) my hypothesis on this would be that people tend to get more involved in churches as they have kids and currently the age at which people start families is getting higher so...

I am obviously not an optimist.

[Dimmauk]

What if Mary would have gotten an abortion after God raped her? We would have had no Jesus to die for our sins!

[Qalbert]

no dimmauk life begins at conception, so it still would have counted, duh