reality check

unless you have gone completely off the grid here, you no doubt have read and heard all about how missouri representative (and republican senate candidate) todd akin, commented to a st. louis television station about 3 weeks ago, when asked about his stance on abortion in case of pregnancy after rape. "It seems to be, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, it’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.”  wow! how a man can make such a ridiculously ignorant and medically impossible statement in 2012 is beyond belief - your average caveman had a better grasp on biology. yet although almost all his party has come out against their latest poster boy and called for akin to drop out of the november race, 3 days later, most of these same republicans approved the platform for the republican convention that calls for a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion with no explicit exceptions for cases of rape or incest.  

as a woman, i'm offended, appalled and frightened at the prospect of such dark aged, asinine dogma becoming the law of the land. but then, i read something as powerful and amazing as eve ensler's reply to mr. akin via the huffington post and i am reminded that sanity still has a pretty articulate and vibrant voice.