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Outrage over 'legitimate rape' comments

A Home Office anti-rape poster. The candidates comments were greeted with horror by women's groups.

British women's groups reacted angrily today to comments from an American politician saying it was rare "legitimate rape" victims get pregnant.

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Comment: What makes the religious right so weak in Britain?

Nick Spencer & Andy Walton: 'Organised political activity is not a sinister activity conducted only by a handful of shadowy organisations: it is the bread and butter of a democratic society.'

British Christians – unlike their US counterparts – are more likely to be left-wing than conservative.

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