GOP Senate Candidate Says Pregnancy from Rape is 'Something That God Intended'

One might think that after all the trouble Todd Akin caused for the GOP by sharing his thoughts on "legitimate rape," Republican candidates across the country would be choosing their words on the topic extremely carefully. However, that didn't stop GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana from setting off a new controversy when discussing his view that abortion should be illegal even in cases of rape during a debate on Tuesday night. “I’ve struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize that life is that gift from God,” Mourdock said. “And even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.”

The Indiana Senate race is close, and local Democrats are already trying to turn the remark into an Akin-esque firestorm. Plus, with just two weeks until the election, reviving talk of the so-called "war on women" on the national stage would be a nightmare for the GOP — so it's too bad that Mitt Romney just released an ad endorsing Mourdock. 

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