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Missouri Republican claims 'legitimate rape' rarely results in pregnancy[W:137]

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Missouri Republican claims ‘legitimate rape’ rarely results in pregnancy – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

nswering a question about whether or not he thought abortion should be legal in the case of rape, Akin explained his opposition by citing unnamed bodily responses he said prevented pregnancy.


"First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," Akin said of rape-induced pregnancy in an interview with KTVI. A clip of the interview was posted online by the liberal super PAC American Bridge.


"If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down," Akin continued. He did not provide an explanation for what constituted "legitimate rape."

I love the south. I love the Tea Party even more. Never ending humor.
 
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Pretty amazing--I thought all republican pols undergo a mandatory 6 week crash course on the Birds and the Bees, paid for by their corporate sponsors, solely to prevent this kind of thing from happening.

Pretty much sucks when you pay big bucks for a tool and it malfunctions. Ah well, at least foxnews will have use for him during one of their editorial spiels on "feminazis." He and palin will make a great team.
 
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He isn't just any Missouri Republican, he is their candidate for senate.

And, get this, he sits on the House's science and technology committee. They figure this guy is who should be setting our nation's science policy.
 
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He isn't just any Missouri Republican, he is their candidate for senate.

And, get this, he sits on the House's science and technology committee. They figure this guy is who should be setting our nation's science policy.

A lot of conservative men will support his "science."
 
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surprise its missouri,in line with mississipi,did anyone expect anything better.
 
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surprise its missouri,in line with mississipi,did anyone expect anything better.

Well, you can certainly bet that the Democratic senate candidate from Missouri isn't as dumb, right?
 
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A lot of conservative men will support his "science."

He's like the tea party equivalent of a scientist.
 
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Well, you can certainly bet that the Democratic senate candidate from Missouri isn't as dumb, right?

Maybe, I wonder if anyone ever thought you could tip over an island by landing people on one side. That would be worse, right?
 
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Maybe, I wonder if anyone ever thought you could tip over an island by landing people on one side. That would be worse, right?

You understand that this GOP senate candidate was dead serious, right? He wasn't joking. He isn't even claiming he was joking. How could you compare that to an obvious joke?
 
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It is a stupid argument politically. But I recall back in the good old days when I worked at PP and spent every saturday morning for a couple years arguing with the RIght to Lifers and the Operation Rescue bible thumpers-this issue would come up constantly and I finally talked to a top OB/GYN and She noted that violent rape is far less likely to cause pregnancy than consensual sex. Now that was almost 40 years ago and I have no clue if that is still something she would say-she died about 20 years ago
 
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Well, you can certainly bet that the Democratic senate candidate from Missouri isn't as dumb, right?

The Democratic Senate candidate from Missouri is a woman, so she won't see sex from a mans point of view.
 
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Well, I guess it's time for me to sound like the Kenyan's spin machine.

What the person meant was an actual rape versus a claimed rape.

Now tell me that the above isn't what the Dims would say if one of their folks had made that stupid comment.

A L
 
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It is a stupid argument politically. But I recall back in the good old days when I worked at PP and spent every saturday morning for a couple years arguing with the RIght to Lifers and the Operation Rescue bible thumpers-this issue would come up constantly and I finally talked to a top OB/GYN and She noted that violent rape is far less likely to cause pregnancy than consensual sex. Now that was almost 40 years ago and I have no clue if that is still something she would say-she died about 20 years ago

Well if it where true, I am sure you could document it.
 
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Well if it where true, I am sure you could document it.

I don't care one way or another. I think a woman has a right to an abortion. however, I am not as pro feminist as one might think. I think if a couple engage in activities that are not intended to cause pregnancy yet the woman gets pregnant, and the male offers to pay for an abortion, and the female won't accept that, he should be off the hook for paternity payments
 
Re: Missouri Republican claims 'legitimate rape' rarely results in pregnancy

Well, I guess it's time for me to sound like the Kenyan's spin machine.

What the guy meant was an actual rape versus a claimed rape.

Now tell me that the above isn't what the Dims would say if one of their boys had made that stupid comment.

A L

Wow. You didn't even understand what was wrong about his comment did you?
 
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The Democratic Senate candidate from Missouri is a woman, so she won't see sex from a mans point of view.

WTF are you talking about? Seeing sex from a man's point of view?
 
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Guess that old children's tale from the sea is true, "You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate."

Dumb ****.
 
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however, I am not as pro feminist as one might think.

TD, I don't think you were ever in any danger of anybody thinking you were a feminist. Or that you supported the rights of anybody other than yourself really.
 
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TD, I don't think you were ever in any danger of anybody thinking you were a feminist. Or that you supported the rights of anybody other than yourself really.

This one is quite Bitter Master Yoda

Seduced by the stupid side of the force his post has been Obi Wan
 
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Well... he's scientifically correct. It is indeed true that the female body is drastically less likely to conceive from a rape, or while any other severe stressors are going on.

But how the hell does that answer the question? The question was not "how common is pregnancy resulting from rape?" The question was "would you deny a woman who's been rape access to abortion?"

I suppose he did, in a round-about way, which was "yes." We should force women to get raped all over again by carrying an unwanted fetus to term so they can reminded of their rape for the rest of their lives. Wonderful.

What a sick individual.
 
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It is a stupid argument politically. But I recall back in the good old days when I worked at PP and spent every saturday morning for a couple years arguing with the RIght to Lifers and the Operation Rescue bible thumpers-this issue would come up constantly and I finally talked to a top OB/GYN and She noted that violent rape is far less likely to cause pregnancy than consensual sex. Now that was almost 40 years ago and I have no clue if that is still something she would say-she died about 20 years ago

Her death was likely due to a republican strategist who relied on her ideas and was afraid she was going to recant them.
 
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Her death was likely due to a republican strategist who relied on her ideas and was afraid she was going to recant them.

Yeah I guess some GOP strategist gave her Ovarian Cancer.. but Smoke and Mirrors apparently confirmed what she said

Go FIGURE
 
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