Politics

Former GOP Congressman Who Derailed Career With ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment Dies

STAINED LEGACY

Todd Akin believed that women rarely get pregnant if they suffer from “legitimate rape.”

Jamie Ross
Jamie Ross 

News Correspondent

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Jamie Ross

Jamie Ross

News Correspondent

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