Paul Ryan, in a little-noticed interview, said the other day—talking about abortion—that rape is simply another “method of conception.”
This is very much in line with Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” remark, although it contradicts Akin’s point—which was, somehow, that the reproductive system of a woman being raped (really raped, not sort of raped or falsely raped, by which I infer he means things like date rape or marital rape or being rufied, or anything less than being threatened with death, beaten to a pulp, or gang banged) “shuts down” to prevent pregnancy. Ryan seems not to be aware of this bit of folksy biology and considers rape as a vector for reproduction.…