美国大选新争议——强奸受孕该不该堕胎？(2/2)

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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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Democratic Party
Larry Sabato
Center for Politics
University of Virginia
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答疑：vincitCongressman Akin has apologized. He even approved a political advertisement asking for forgiveness.
But some people say the apology is unlikely to stop calls from Republican leaders for him to leave the Senate race. Political observer Rhodes Cook says the issue shows the problem Republican candidates have with women voters.
Rhodes Cook and other observers say the comments could provide more fuel for Democratic claims that Republicans are leading a "war on women". Republicans have faced criticism from women's groups for opposing abortion and rules that health care insurance pay for birth control.
On Tuesday, Republican delegates agreed to support a call for a constitutional ban on abortion as part of their party's platform. The statement makes no exceptions for rape or the sexual attack of a child or young person by a family member. The Democratic Party platform supports a woman's right to choose.
Larry Sabato is head of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. He says social issues like abortion usually have a big influence on voter support.
Both Larry Sabato and Rhodes Cook say it is unclear whether the comments will have an effect on the elections in November. But they say the comments are likely to live on in Democratic political ads. And they say that if Mr. Akin continues to ignore calls to end his candidacy, the effects could be major.国会议员艾肯已为此道歉，还批准了一个政治广告来请求原谅。
但也有人说，道歉不可能让共和党领导人停止呼吁让艾肯退出参议员竞选。政治观察员罗德斯·库克表示，这一事件显示出了共和党候选人与女性选民之间存在的问题。
罗德斯·库克和其他观察员表示，这一言论可能为民主党声称共和党正领导一场针对女性的战争而火上浇油。共和党因为反对堕胎和医疗保险为节育提供报销的规定而遭到了女性群体的批评。
周二，共和党代表同意支持修宪禁止堕胎作为其党纲的一部分。这份声明对儿童或未成年人遭受家庭成员强奸或性侵犯不予例外。民主党党纲支持女性对堕胎的选择权。
拉里·萨巴托是美国弗吉尼亚大学政治中心的负责人。他表示，堕胎一类的社会问题通常对选民的支持具有重大影响力。
拉里·萨巴托和罗德斯·库克均表示，目前还不清楚这一言论是否会影响11月的大选。但他们说，这一言论很有可能会继续存在于民主党的政治广告中。他们还说，如果艾肯先生继续无视取消他候选人资格的呼吁，可能影响巨大。