Victims of "legitimate rape" can't get pregnant because a woman's body will shut down and prevent the pregnancy. Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) actually said that--in other words, he's saying that if a woman does get pregnant, she must not have been raped. Even scarier? He's running--and leading--in the race for Missouri Senate.

What he said was bad, but it was hardly a gaffe or poor choice of words. In 2011 he and Representative Paul Ryan led the push in the House of Representatives to redefine rape as "forcible rape" to further restrict rape survivors' access to abortions. As a state senator, Akin questioned whether anti-marital rape laws would be abused by women in messy divorces 

Anyone who doesn't understand basic biology and tries to create more hurdles for rape survivors seeking justice doesn't belong in the United States Congress. Sign the petition calling Rep. Akin to resign right away.