claim: republicans included "the akin amendment in the republican party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims."
author: charlie crist
evidence_1: aug 21, 2012 ... the republican platform committee approved language on tuesday calling for a  constitutional amendment outlawing abortion with no explicit exceptions for  cases of ... the planks republicans have included in their recent party platforms,  ... a more absolute ban on abortions, even in cases of rape or incest.
evidence_2: aug 21, 2012 ... without debate, gop moves forward with party platform that calls for  constitutional amendment outlawing abortion with no exceptions for rape or  incest or to ... as republicans across the country call on fellow republican todd  akin to ... banning abortion, and which does not provide exceptions for victims of  ...
evidence_3: aug 21, 2012 ... the republican party's platform committee on tuesday adopted the same anti- abortion language it included in gop platforms in 2004 and 2008. it seeks  passage of a constitutional amendment that would essentially ban abortion. the  language includes no exceptions for rape or incest.
evidence_4: aug 21, 2012 ... democrats quickly labeled the gop language the “akin plank,” referring to the  missouri senate candidate's statements that victims of “ legitimate rape” rarely get  pregnant. ... of the 100-plus members on the gop platform committee introduced  amendments. ... it supports a ban on sex-selective abortions.
evidence_5: mar 14, 2014 ... while the current republican party platform contains no exceptions for rape, ...  are controversial even within the party, with some republicans believing in ... as a  means of fighting towards an abortion ban, republicans work at the ... todd akin's  statement that victims of “legitimate rape” rarely get pregnant as ...