Choice words thrust abortion into US election debate
- Published: 23 Aug 2012 at 01.48
- Online news: World
Republicans found themselves in a political quagmire Wednesday, with President Barack Obama's allies casting them as out of step on women's rights over a congressman's comments about "legitimate rape."
Women's rights activists listen during a news conference on Obamacare in July 2012. Republicans found themselves in a political hornet's nest Wednesday, with President Barack Obama's allies casting them as out of step on women's rights over a congressman's comments about "legitimate rape."
Women comprise more than half of the US electorate, and 56 percent of them pulled the lever for Obama in 2008.
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