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Is ‘legitimate case of rape’ any better than ‘legitimate rape’?

By Ashe Schow
Published July 17, 2014 5:21pm ET
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Is ‘legitimate case of rape’ any better than ‘legitimate rape’?
Former Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., continued his book/“remember me?” tour by admitting “legitimate rape” was the wrong term to use — he should have said “legitimate case of rape.” Because that’s so much better. Akin made the comment on MSNBC on Thursday morning, telling “Daily Rundown” host Chuck Todd that it was just a “poor […]

Former Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., continued his book/“remember me?” tour by admitting “legitimate rape” was the wrong term to use — he should have said “legitimate case of rape.”

Because that’s so much better.

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