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“If you think about it we’ve aborted however many – 40 million – Americans through abortion. If those Americans had not been aborted, we might have more laborers here. Consequently, America is not reproducing itself in terms of our own internal repopulation of having a bunch of kids." (07/12/2011)
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About Todd Akin (MO)
Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) is nothing if not reliable. The problem: He’s a reliable opponent of health care services for women.
First elected to Missouri’s Second Congressional district in 2001, Todd Akin has lobbied hard time and again to restrict crucial health care services from millions of women.
He aggressively supported a measure amid health-care reform to undermine a woman’s right to purchase comprehensive private health insurance plans that cover abortion care – which most do. It was a position well outside the mainstream.
Congressman Akin also led the charge to strip federal Title X family planning funds from Planned Parenthood, cutting off access to basic and preventive services like lifesaving cancer screenings and affordable birth control.
Equally offensive is his association with and support of the discriminatory group the Family Research Council, an organization that has complained about the loss of military justice because gays can serve openly in the military and abortions can take place in military facilities.
Congressman Akin has earned a zero percent rating with Planned Parenthood Action Fund for a reason, and Missouri women cannot afford to have their health care jeopardized if he is elected to the U.S. Senate.
The outcome of this Senate race will affect the future of women’s health in Missouri and throughout the country. Missouri women already have a true champion in Senator Claire McCaskill, and we need to fight to keep her in office.
Show Todd Akin you’ve been watching – let him know that his harsh stance towards women will not be tolerated.
First elected to Missouri’s Second Congressional district in 2001, Todd Akin has lobbied hard time and again to restrict crucial health care services from millions of women.
He aggressively supported a measure amid health-care reform to undermine a woman’s right to purchase comprehensive private health insurance plans that cover abortion care – which most do. It was a position well outside the mainstream.
Congressman Akin also led the charge to strip federal Title X family planning funds from Planned Parenthood, cutting off access to basic and preventive services like lifesaving cancer screenings and affordable birth control.
Equally offensive is his association with and support of the discriminatory group the Family Research Council, an organization that has complained about the loss of military justice because gays can serve openly in the military and abortions can take place in military facilities.
Congressman Akin has earned a zero percent rating with Planned Parenthood Action Fund for a reason, and Missouri women cannot afford to have their health care jeopardized if he is elected to the U.S. Senate.
The outcome of this Senate race will affect the future of women’s health in Missouri and throughout the country. Missouri women already have a true champion in Senator Claire McCaskill, and we need to fight to keep her in office.
Show Todd Akin you’ve been watching – let him know that his harsh stance towards women will not be tolerated.
TELL TODD AKIN YOU'RE WATCHING.
Key Anti-Women’s Health Votes
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WAW Blog Posts on Todd Akin 
- GOP Candidates Smackdown: Who's the Most Extreme on Women's Health? | Vanessa V. | 1
- Republicans facing potential hard sell to women | Heather H. | 1
- Women of America, It's Time to Take Our Health into Our Own Hands | Cecile Richards | 4