"You know, the whole thing of the war on women. I sort of
laughingly say, 'yes, there might have been, but the women are
winning it,'" Paul, a possible contender for the 2016 Republican
presidential nomination, said on CNN's "State of the Union."
Paul was asked to comment on remarks that former presidential
candidate Mike Huckabee made to the Republican National
Committee last week, in which he urged Republicans to argue that
women are not "weaklings" who rely on government for help,
including contraceptives to "control their libido."
Rand called Democratic criticism that Republicans are waging a
"war on women" a charade that does not lead to good policy.
"I've seen the women in my family and how well they're doing,"
Rand said, citing women in medical and law schools. "I think
women are doing very well and I'm proud of how well we've come
and how far we've come, and I think that some of the victimology
and all this other stuff is trumped up."
(Writing by Doina Chiacu; editing by Steve Orlofsky)
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