Republican congressman says 'misspoke' about raped women
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The Republican challenger for a hotly contested US Senate seat in Missouri said on Sunday that he "misspoke" when he said women have biological defenses to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape," making legal abortion rights unnecessary.
US Representative Todd Akin, who is running against Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill in the Nov. 6 election, made the comments to KTVI television in St. Louis, drawing swift protest from McCaskill and other Democrats. (Reuters)
