The First Circuit was extremely insensitive.
Rape is one of the most violent and serious injuries any woman can experience.
He spent the early part of his campaign attacking judges, while ignoring one of the most egregious decisions in a long time. I expect to win overwhelming support for the legislation. Any judge who can argue that rape is not a serious bodily injury needs to spend more time with rape victims and learn how extensive their injuries really are. Conyers disagrees with the First Circuit Court of Appeals decision which specifically noted in its decision that considering rape a serious bodily injury would overly broaden the limited category of injuries that Congress designated as justifying a substantial increase in punishment for car jacking. This decision reminds us once again of the need for a diverse judiciary with women and minorities fairly represented.