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Republican Lawmaker: Childbirth Resulting From Rape Is "Beautiful" [Gaffe?]
CBSNews ^ | February 07, 2015

Posted on 02/07/2015 11:51:23 AM PST by Steelfish

CBS NEWS February 7, 2015 Republican Lawmaker: Childbirth Resulting From Rape Is "Beautiful"

A Republican state legislator from West Virginia said Thursday that women should not be allowed to abort pregnancies resulting from rape because the child that could result from it is "beautiful."

"For somebody to take advantage of somebody else in such a horrible and terrifying and brutal way is absolutely disgusting," said West Virginia Del. Brian Kurcaba during a hearing on proposed new abortion restrictions, CBS Charleston affiliate WOWK-TV reports. "But what is beautiful is the child that could come as a production of this."

Kurcaba later said in a statement that his comments didn't fully represent his views, WOWK-TV reports.

"I apologize to anyone who took my comments about the sanctity of human life to mean anything other than that all children are precious regardless of circumstances," he said in the statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


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1 posted on 02/07/2015 11:51:23 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Nothing like a deliberate misquote.


2 posted on 02/07/2015 11:54:03 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (One who is merciful to those who are heartless will end up being heartless to those who are merciful)
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To: Steelfish
As opposed to murdering the child in utero -- yes, beautiful.
3 posted on 02/07/2015 11:55:34 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It doesn’t sound like he is disputing what they quoted him as saying.


4 posted on 02/07/2015 11:57:17 AM PST by Balding_Eagle (The Gruber Revelations are proof that God is still smiling on America.)
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To: Steelfish

Child birth, no matter the circumstances of the conception, is beautiful. One doesn’t depend upon the other.


5 posted on 02/07/2015 11:57:44 AM PST by Politicalkiddo ("If this be treason, make the most of it!"- Patrick Henry)
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To: Balding_Eagle
He didn't say "Childbirth resulting from rape is beautiful."

That's not a quote. That's a deliberate misquote.

6 posted on 02/07/2015 12:03:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (One who is merciful to those who are heartless will end up being heartless to those who are merciful)
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To: Steelfish
Why do we pretend to think he said rape is beautiful?

I'm tired of this gossip game - it's just bread and circuses so we won't notice that Obama is a Muslim and fighting for their side.

7 posted on 02/07/2015 12:03:52 PM PST by donna (Gov. Mike Huckabee beat the Clinton machine in Arkansas. He can do it again.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Ah, the headline, yes you’re correct.


8 posted on 02/07/2015 12:07:06 PM PST by Balding_Eagle (The Gruber Revelations are proof that God is still smiling on America.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s a distortion rather than a misquote. They try their darndest to make it seem like he said that the act of rape is “beautiful”. The lib media is shameless and vile.


9 posted on 02/07/2015 12:08:16 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Steelfish

Unlike the Rats, the Republicans will all line up to destroy this guy.


10 posted on 02/07/2015 12:10:41 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

....did Brian Williams write/say that?


11 posted on 02/07/2015 12:19:37 PM PST by yoe
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To: Steelfish

Yes, the child is beautiful, regardless of the conception. Why is this even an issue?


12 posted on 02/07/2015 12:28:30 PM PST by Tax-chick (Soak your toes in hydrogen peroxide.)
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To: Steelfish

When a woman chooses not to kill her child who was conceived by rape, it *is* beautiful.

Children have absolutely no choice about how they come into being. They don’t deserve to be killed for it.


13 posted on 02/07/2015 12:30:20 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Steelfish

“For somebody to take advantage of somebody...”

I have never thought of rape as taking advantage of somebody.


14 posted on 02/07/2015 12:44:53 PM PST by Oliviaforever
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To: Tax-chick

It’s not an issue. Liberals are so desperate to kill inconvenient babies that they lose all logic and sanity.


15 posted on 02/07/2015 12:46:22 PM PST by heye2monn
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To: Olog-hai

All he said was killing a baby, any baby, is wrong, now who besides a Democrat can argue with that?


16 posted on 02/07/2015 12:53:17 PM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: Steelfish

Baby-killers have been throwing RAPE!!! in the face of pro-life politicians for only about 45 years. Someday some pro-life politicians is going to NOT BE SURPRISED.


17 posted on 02/07/2015 12:53:36 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
B T T T ! ! ! ©

18 posted on 02/07/2015 12:55:38 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Steelfish

“See BS” in action, again. Where the only question they ask of conservatives is “Have you stopped beating your wife?” and the only question they ask liberals is, “Do you love your adoring audience?” And then they either distort the answers or refuse to report - whichever is deemed most harmful to America.

All while they watch America burn from the fires their propaganda created.

Sick.


19 posted on 02/07/2015 1:01:16 PM PST by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/ g g)
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To: Steelfish

Any newborn is more beautiful than any abortionist.

There was a furor like this some time ago when someone said that God creates the children of rape. And the narrow minded harpies didn’t even think that God creates all children.


20 posted on 02/07/2015 1:12:17 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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