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"I know that I can't say that I was not a part of a product of that," the Catholic legislator argued.
Your ancestors were either rapists, or were having sex with relatives -- at least, that appeared to be the opinion of US Representative Steve King on Wednesday, who was summarily dragged online for his comments. "What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled those people out that were products of rape and incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?" he asked a crowd of 50 at the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa."Considering all the wars and all the rapes and pillages that's taken place throughout society... I know that I can't say that I was not a part of a product of that," he added.
The 70-year-old Republican was discussing his views on abortion and the controversial Heartbeat Bill when he made the comments, according to theHe argued that just because a conception happened in bad circumstances, the result of those circumstances is still a person. "I understand it's not the baby's fault... because of the sins of the father; and maybe sometimes the sins of the mother, too," he said.
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