WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says comments by a Republican lawmaker about rape show, quote, an “alarming disregard for women.”Spokesman Jay Carney was talking about Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks and his assertion that incidences of pregnancy resulting from rape “are very low.” Franks is sponsoring a bill to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.
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