Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has urged Congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for the US Senate.

Life Zone, an Irish anti-abortion group, has come out in support of controversial comments by an American politician on rape.

CONTEMPTUOUS remarks from a Republican Senate nominee, in which he stated it was biologically impossible for “legitimate” rape victims to get pregnant during their attack, is just the most extreme example of a pervasive blame culture that believes women are, deep down, begging to be sexually assaulted.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has called on Republican Todd Akin to abandon his US Senate bid in the Midwest state of Missouri after the congressman’s comments about rape.

The would-be US Senator who caused a furore by claiming rape victims could automatically prevent themselves becoming pregnant has refused to abandon his election attempt.

The would-be American Senator who claimed women's bodies were able to prevent pregnancies if they were raped went into hiding today amid a storm of protest over his remarks.

A conservative US Senate candidate sparked anger after telling TV viewers that it was “really rare” for women to become pregnant when they were raped.