Akin is thinking of himself and not America, Sarah is. The big picture is America!
I too have had a big picture of America (USA for me) since oversea service in WWII and especially after my brother was killed on Okinawa. I happen to believe that Akin despite his ill thought remarks also has a big picture of the USA. I believe he was/is an Army officer. His oldest son is a respected minister. He has two sons who are Marine Corp officers. He has a daughter who is due to graduate from Hillsdale College which I think of as a bastion of traditional Constitutional values. I find it very difficult to believe the man isn’t thinking of the USA and I don’t excuse him for not choosing his words more carefully. With all this said I believe rape is rape sticking strictly to a an unwilling forced act. Whether a child results is a tragic social problem but especially for the woman involved. I don’t know what my decision as to abortion would be because 1) I am not a woman let alone a potential mother and 2) if I were in category 1) I would still be as the old song goes ‘bewitched, bothered, and bewildered’. I do believe at such times a person must have some spiritual support.