::Akin was a sponser of the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act", which initially had wording that only included "forcible rape", and excluded cases such as statutory rape, which often are ''not'' violent. "Other types of rapes that would no longer be covered by the exemption include rapes in which the woman was drugged or given excessive amounts of alcohol, rapes of women with limited mental capacity, and many date rapes."[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/republican-plan-redefine-rape-abortion The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape] | ::Akin was a sponser of the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act", which initially had wording that only included "forcible rape", and excluded cases such as statutory rape, which often are ''not'' violent. "Other types of rapes that would no longer be covered by the exemption include rapes in which the woman was drugged or given excessive amounts of alcohol, rapes of women with limited mental capacity, and many date rapes."[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/01/republican-plan-redefine-rape-abortion The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape] |