Rep. Todd Akin, a Republican from Missouri, ignited a firestorm when he said “legitimate rape” rarely results in pregnancy during an interview with a local TV station. While Akin’s comments put the issue of abortion front and center in the run-up to 2012 election, this is just the latest dustup in a battle that’s been raging for decades. The Daily Beast takes a look back at what’s happened to abortion rights in America since the days of Roe v. Wade.
