Abortion debate takes center stage in US election campaign
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tampa">Tampa</span>, <span word="Florida">Florida</span>. <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nominate">nominate</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>. <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="Akin">Akin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Akin">Akin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapist">rapist</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="insensitive">insensitive</span>.” <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>.</p><p><span word="OBAMA">OBAMA</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>. <span word="Rape">Rape</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rape">rape</span>.”</p><p><span word="ROMNEY">ROMNEY</span>: “<span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="him">him</span>.”</p><p><span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Akin">Akin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="forgiveness">forgiveness</span>.</p><p><span word="AKIN">AKIN</span>: “<span word="Rape">Rape</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="act">act</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span>.”</p>
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