Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran running for a congressional seat in Illinois’ 8th district, responded to opponent Rep. Joe Walsh’s controversial commentson abortion rights.
“I think he’s taking biology lessons from Todd Akin,” the Purple Heart recipient told msnbc’s Lawrence O’Donnell during an appearance on The Last Word.
Walsh falsely claimed women do not die from pregnancies because of “advances in science and technology” and the exception for the life of the mother has become “a tool for abortions at any time under any reason.”
During a press conference on Friday, the anti-abortion incumbent somewhat walked back his original statement:








