美国大选新争议——强奸受孕该不该堕胎？(1/2)

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概述：参议院一候选人提出强奸受孕的女孩不应该实施堕胎手术，称受惩罚的应当是强奸者而不是孩子，这一话题引起了广泛争议，不过两党领导人立刻回应强烈谴责这一提议，究竟如何解决，一起来听一听~~
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答疑：大爱柯南The Republican Party's national convention opens Monday in Tampa, Florida. Republican delegates will officially nominate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as the party's candidate for president. Democratic Party delegates will gather in Charlotte, North Carolina the following week to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term.
This week, a Republican lawmaker's comments pushed the debate about abortion to the center of the election campaign. Missouri Congressman Todd Akin is a candidate for the United States Senate. A reporter asked him to explain his opposition to the operation, even in cases of rape. Mr. Akin said it was his understanding from doctors that rape victims rarely get pregnant. He said that, in the case of what he called "legitimate rape," the female body has ways to stop a pregnancy. And he said the rapist should be punished, not the child resulting from the attack.
His comments were widely criticized by both Democrats and Republicans. Many described them as "insensitive." President Obama and Mr. Romney were quick to condemn the statements.
"The views expressed were offensive. Rape is rape."
"His comments about rape were deeply offensive. And I can't defend what he said. I can't defend him."共和党全国会议周一在弗罗里达州的坦帕召开。共和党代表将正式指名前马萨诸塞州州长米特·罗姆尼作为共和党总统竞选人。民主党代表将于下周在北卡罗来纳州的夏洛特集会，指名总统巴拉克·奥巴马作为连任竞选人。
本周，一位共和党国会议员的讲话将一场关于堕胎的争论推向了本次选举的中心。密苏里州的国会议员托德·艾肯是美国参议院候选人。一位记者采访了他关于堕胎手术，尤其是因强奸受孕而进行该手术的反对意见。艾肯说，他从多位医生处了解到强奸受害者很少怀孕。他说，至于他所谓的“合法强奸”，是指女性有方法可以阻止怀孕。并且他认为，受到惩罚的应该是强奸犯，而非因该施暴行为而产生的孩子。
他的言论引起了民主党人和共和党人的广泛批评。很多人评论他的言论是麻木不仁的。奥巴马总统和罗姆尼迅速对他的言论进行了谴责。
“他的观点非常无礼。强奸就是强奸。”
“他那些关于强奸的言论相当无礼。我对他这些言论不敢苟同，对他本人也不敢苟同。”