Mourdock: God at Work when Rape Leads to Pregnancy

In a debate on Tuesday, Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock stated that pregnancy from rape is “something God intended,” the Associated Press’ Tom LoBianco reports. The comment has already sparked intense debate, causing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to distance himself from Mourdock. The Senate race in Indiana has been closely contested, and has large implications for which party controls the Senate in the next Congress. 

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