Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) responded to Rep. Todd Akin's (R) claim Sunday that women who are victims of "legitimate rape" almost never get pregnant thanks to a biological process that prevents it. 

As a woman & former prosecutor who handled 100s of rape cases,I'm stunned by Rep Akin's comments about victims this AM bit.ly/NahiHz

— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) August 19, 2012