Mum’s The Word When It Comes To Defining “Forcible Rape”
Earlier this week I wrote about the redefing rape as “forcible rape” in H.R. 3 (No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act). Today we discover that the “Pro-Life” contingency is unusually quiet, which is quite interesting given how much “Pro-Lifers” love to talk about abortion. Talk about jobs? Not so much. Actually… not at all. Now we can add talking about the definition of “forcible rape” to the Do Not Discuss pile.
But it’s radio silence from the pro-life community, which is usually more than willing to sound off on abortion and what needs to be done to stop it.
Over the course of Friday and Monday, TPM reached out to pro-life groups and Democratic and Republican pro-life politicians — some of whom have backed federal action on abortion with language similar to the House law, known as the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” — to talk about the new bill’s language regarding “forcible rape.” None responded, except Lipinski, who told TPM that he’s willing to take another look at the controversial rape language.
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Pitts and Blunt are still in Congress, and Pitts is a co-sponsor of H.R. 3 (Blunt’s now a Senator, so he can’t co-sponsor a House bill.) Neither responded to requests for comment on the use of “forcible” rape in their amendment, or what the terminology might mean in regards to the House bill.
Most of the Republican leadership in the House has signed on as co-sponsors of H.R. 3, including Majority Leader Eric Cantor. The Virginia Republican is a vocal opponent of abortion who promised the thousands of opponents who gathered for the March For Life this month that “the tide has turned” on abortion since the GOP regained the House majority. His office also did not respond to a request for comment on the forcible rape language in the bill, despite his co-sponsorship.
Anti-abortion politicians aren’t the only ones keeping quiet about H.R. 3 since the forcible rape language came to light. Calls to numerous anti-abortion groups, including National Right To Life, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Americans United For Life, the Susan B. Anthony List and the Abstinence Clearinghouse were either unreturned or met with “no comment.” [emphasis mine]
There silence is speaking. Ever get into a discussion about abortion with a “Pro-Lifer?” You. Can’t. Shut. Them. Up.
I’m beginning to think that the term “forcible rape” was supposed to sneak through, carving it into law before anyone noticed. I also sense that “Pro-Life” groups/congress people are now scrambling to get their definition of forcible rape together. Actually, they already know what they mean by forcible rape – they’re merely trying to repackage their meaning (Christian virgin who fought to the death, but, by a miracle, survived) into a more palatable version for the American public.
Tags: "Forcible Rape", Abortion
The worst part of the above? A large number of the Child Victim Act cases against the Catholic Church in Delaware involve girls who were abused by priests (its a media created idea that they were all boys who were assaulted, which the Church doesn’t dispute so it can blame it on teh gays). This law would make it so the victim of a statutory rape couldn’t get an abortion if her rapist got her pregnant. Who knows, maybe their Catholic high school would let them walk at graduation as long as it was a priest baby they were pregnant with.
So how many jobs get created with this bill? Oops, sorry, forgot that the GOP doesn’t care about that.
This bill ought to make it completely plain that the anti-abortion forces don’t give a damn about children or life — they care about punishing women. Period. A majority of men who have strung together two words that are quite redundant — the definition of rape includes the fact that it was forced, which will be well beyond these moronic misogynists.
Amanda Marcotte has probably written the essential breakdown of what this bill is trying to do. No wonder they don’t want to talk about it. Pay close attention to her call for action, and get busy.
Most of these “pro life” Republicans don’t believe in abortion for any reason, including rape and the life of the mother.
Glen “Nazi” Urquhart said it as plain as day during the campaign, he knew people who were the product of rape, and he didn’t think rape was a reason to abort a fetus.
Talk about mum, what about the women being killed by a Delaware abortionist. How about Illegally starting abortions of viable children on Delaware women, or just plain disgraceful conditions that you wouldn’t tolerate from your beautician?
Who the hell is defending that, David? Stop making up arguments.
Are you okay with redefining rape to “forcible rape?” Or are you keeping quiet, as well.
from what i understand, that guy was taken into custody and will be tried in the US judicial system that the Bags have so little faith in, so i guess i understand your concern, david.
David who is “mum” about that? It isn’t Delaware’s Democratic AG, Beau Biden, son of the #2 man in the Obama Administration, his office is investigating the abortionist. It’s a shame that all of your lying during the campaign season has left you permanently disingenuous.
So how many jobs get created with this bill? cassandra?
Christine O’stinkingdonnell
“Forcible” Rape?
Isn’t RAPE, by definition, forcible? If not, where is the distinction?