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'Legitimate Rape' Was a Medical Theory ... in 1200s

But several modern-era lawmakers share it

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2012 12:28 PM CDT

(Newser) – If you found Rep. Todd Akin's comments on "legitimate rape" positively medieval, you're right—quite literally. As far back as the 13th century, a British legal text notes that "without a woman's consent, she could not conceive," the Guardian...   Read full story »

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