TAMPA, Fla. — Roll Call visited the Missouri delegation to the Republican National Convention here and found more than one who still stands by Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin, despite the condemnations from Republicans from Mitt Romney to Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO). But it’s not just Akin’s decision to stay in the Senate race that has support from delegates in his home state. Akin’s view that female biology prevents pregnancy from rape has supporters, too.
From an interview with delegate Aaron Chandler, “a 32-year-old marketing analyst from Kansas City”:
When asked if he believes in the science behind Akin’s comments, Chandler said, “I do acknowledge that there’s scientific evidence that if a woman is forcibly raped – physical assault – that the body has a natural defense mechanism that sometimes will prevent fertilization. … There’s evidence that shows that that is a possibility.”
Read the rest of the Roll Call story here.
