Rep. Trent Franks, R- Glendale, made a comment that flooded social networks and turned into a media craze that overshadowed House Judiciary Committee passage of his bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks.
Storified by Nela Lichtscheidl · Wed, Jun 12 2013 17:08:53
I'll be expanding D.C. Pain Capable abortion bill to apply nationwide, protecting unborn babies at 20 weeks - the point they can feel pain.
House GOP put NO women on the committee that voted to send the abortion ban to the floor. nyti.ms/13YkIkl
BREAKING: GOP Rep. Trent Franks says 'the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low' theatln.tc/13CUSls
And the "days since a Republican lawmaker talked about rape" meter resets to zero. ow.ly/lY2J4
Rep. Trent Franks is no Todd Akin. He might be worse, though. bit.ly/10cOwMH
Dear politicians: The hipbone's connected to the backbone and WOMEN CAN GET PREGNANT FROM RAPE cosm.ag/6010kUIi
Here we go again...Shades of the 2012 election, with another privileged politician from the Washington Beltway... fb.me/1LYnp5N2b
GOP keeps self-destructing. "...because, you know, the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low." Trent Franks, R - Ariz.
.@RepTrentFranks mounts latest offensive in GOP's ongoing #WarOnWomen - READ: politi.co/13DAAIo
Rep. Franks tries to clear up rape comment at.cnn.com/w5NFWgK
2012 called. They want their GOP rape comment back: politico.com/story/2013/06/… #dejavu #herhealth #fem2
Trent Franks rape comment draws anger as committee votes on abortion: gu.com/p/3ghx6/tf
