Lies people believe

It never ceases to amaze me what people will believe.  Take Akin from Missouri.  His take on rape is from the 13th century.  Literally.  That exact same description appeared in and English law book in the 13th century.  And yet in this country where we are supposed to be well educated, this attitude is the norm.  It is really scary for women.  People like Akin, Romney, and Paul want to force a woman to have a baby that a)she can't afford b) is a product of rape or incest c)her life is in danger and she will die.  They don't care.  The see women as chattel and on par with their cattle.  Yep, that cow will have that calf, by damn.  I said so.  This makes me ashamed of our country.  Ashamed that women are thought so little of.  We lamblast the Taliban for the way they treat their women.  We are no better.  Add to this, Rick Santorum's wife had an abortion.  He called it a medically necessary proceedure.  She had an abortion.  It was to save her life.  However, Santorum is against any abortion for other women in any case even to save the woman's life.  I am still trying to wrap my mind around this.  I just cannot do it.  How can people be so stupid?  Ignorance can be corrected.  Stupidity cannot.