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Should Women Who have Abortions Be Compared to Rapists? . . . Rep. Peter Roskam Thinks So
October 29, 2008
MAYFIELD, Va., Oct. 29 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release:

Recently, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) of Illinois' 6th Congressional District asked a journalist in an interview why women can have abortions if rapists cannot be executed.

This bizarre comment was made by Roskam, an Illinois Republican, during an interview for a recent profile piece in the Pioneer Press, a suburban Chicago daily publication. The newspaper ask . . .

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