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Todd Akin and Abortion on the Campaign Trail
Republican Congressman Todd Akin has defied party leaders, including Mitt Romney , by insisting on staying in the race for the US Senate despite the furor over his comment on the issue of banning abortions even in cases of rape. We look at what it could mean for the rest of this year's political campaigns.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readRepublican Congressman Todd Akin has defied party leaders, including Mitt Romney, by insisting on staying in the race for the US Senate despite the furor over his comment on the issue of banning abortions even in cases of rape. We look at what it could mean for the rest of this year's political campaigns.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Caitlin Shamberg
KCRW
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jonathan Weisman
New York Times
Carol Tobias
National Right to Life Committee
Sarah Posner
journalist and author of “Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind”
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