Published 2 years ago

GOP Candidate Suggests Pregnancy Not Likely After Rape

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Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee running against Democrat Abigail Spanberger for Congress, downplayed the possibility of becoming pregnant as a result of rape when asked about her stance on abortion at a campaign stop last month.

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The Independent

Anger as congressional candidate says she doubts women get pregnant from rape

‘This woman is running around in law enforcement spewing this kind of crap?’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Newsweek

Republican Yesli Vega slammed for doubting women get pregnant from rape

Vega, who is running for Congress in Virginia, said it wouldn't "surprise" her if women are less likely to become pregnant as a result of rape.

2 years ago·United States

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HuffPost

GOP Candidates Downplay Pregnancy From Rape

They claim that it’s rare – and if it does happen, just make the best of it.

2 years ago·United States

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Raw Story

GOP candidate casts doubt on whether women can get pregnant from rape

According to a report from Axios, a Prince William County, Virginia county superviser running to unseat Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) suggested there may be evidence that a woman can't become pregnant after being raped during a question and answer get-together.Axios is reporting that audio taken du...

2 years ago·United States

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Washington Top News

Congressional candidate Vega facing criticism for comments on rape and pregnancy

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Prince William County Supervisor Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee in the 7th Congressional District, is coming under fire for her recent comments on rape, pregnancy and abortion.Axios on Monday released audio it obtained of Vega speaking with an unidentified person at a campaign event in Sta…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

GOP Candidate Suggests Pregnancy Not Likely After Rape

Yesli Vega (R) — the GOP nominee in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District vying to unseat Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) — drew outrage after audio published by Axios Richmond appeared to capture her theorizing inaccurately about why rape might not lead to pregnancy in a conversation about abo

2 years ago·New York, United States

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