I know you can’t paint a person’s portrait by their political colors, but the recent Republican push to redefine “rape” has got me seeing … well, red. Basically, it’s only rape if there is “force” involved. This begs the question, of course, of what equates force.
Is it vaginal trauma? Women can have evidence of vaginal “trauma” from consensual intercourse. Is it bite marks? Evidence of sodomy (which, of course, could also be “consensual”)? Bruises? Lacerations?
I mean, seriously …
And I guess what’s really got me up in arms about this is that it’s really all about that evil four-letter word, abortion.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another …