Witch Hunt

A few hundred years ago, we had witch trials in our country. How to determine if a woman was a witch? Tie her to a big rock and toss her in the nearest body of water. If she floats, she's a witch. If she sinks, she is not. Either way, the girl is dead.

I learned today that there is a test to determine if a woman has been raped. This scientific discovery comes to us from Missouri representative Todd Akin. Staunchly no-choice, he was asked if a woman who is raped should be allowed to have an abortion. Well, there is no need to debate that because if a woman is "legitimately" raped, the female body has "ways to take care of it." He has been told this by "doctors."

If a woman has not been "legitimately" raped, she will become pregnant. And in that case, she is a liar for saying she was raped, probably a slut and possibly a witch. Either way, she has no reproductive rights.

(Words in quotes are from Akin.)

Susan