Yes, just make sure the response isn't something stupid such as pontificating about women's bodies magically shutting down during rape, or what may or may not constitute a "legitimate" rape, etc. Good grief, just have a canned answer and stick to it.
Seems simple enough a proposition, doesn’t it?
Yes, someone needs to start teaching these idiots some basic PR skills and simple responses to predictable media questions. This stuff used to come naturally to most people with political inclinations, but I guess even that has been dumbed-down.