When was the todd akin interview

He maintained that neither Mitt Romney's campaign nor the National Republican Senatorial Committee had asked him to step aside. John Cornyn has since issued a statement calling on Akin to "carefully consider what is best for him, his family, the Republican Party," and the NRSC has reportedly said it will pull funding from the race is Akin doesn't drop out. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic. Popular Latest.

The Atlantic Crossword. A spokesman for Mr Romney said that both the candidate and his running mate, Paul Ryan, disagreed with Mr Akin, and stressed that "a Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape".

Mr Akin later issued a statement saying he had "misspoken" in his "off the cuff" remarks, though did not specify on which points. He said the interview "does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year". Mr Akin also reconfirmed that he "believes deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action". The six-term congressman for Missouri is a long-time vocal opponent of relaxing abortion laws.

In , he co-sponsored a controversial bill that would have limited the government help available to women seeking abortions in the case of rape to cases of "forcible rape". After a public outcry, the House Republican party was made to change this language.

News Stories. Ways to Connect. Ways to Give. Show Search Search Query. Play Live Radio. Next Up:. Available On Air Stations. All Streams. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email. Akin was 74 and had battled cancer for several years.

He was an opponent of Missouri laws passed in the early s allowing casino gambling. Jo Mannies. Jo Mannies has been covering Missouri politics and government for almost four decades, much of that time as a reporter and columnist at the St.

Louis Post-Dispatch. She was the first woman to cover St. She joined the St.