FARK.com: (7277455) Congressman Todd Akin (R-etarded) says women's bodies can magically abort rape babies. In other news, The Secret is now a medical textbook

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		Congressman Todd Akin (R-etarded) says women's bodies can magically abort rape babies. In other news, The Secret is now a medical textbook (ctvnews.ca)		648
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vpb		2012-08-20 10:28:21 AM

So the ones who get pregnant wanted it, and the ones who don't are abortionists?
I can see that logic resonating with the GOP base.

Nabb1		2012-08-20 10:35:52 AM

Another one? Or did submitter post a (R-epeat)?

Shostie		2012-08-20 10:46:02 AM

Nabb1: Another one? Or did submitter post a (R-epeat)?

It's got a repeat tag, so we can relive this clusterf*ckery again!

Nina_Hartley's_Ass		2012-08-20 10:48:14 AM

"Penis goes where? No, seriously, I'd like to know."

www.sott.net

mrshowrules		2012-08-20 11:04:19 AM

vpb: So the ones who get pregnant wanted it, and the ones who don't are abortionists?
I can see that logic resonating with the GOP base.

1) if you use birth control you are a slut
2) if you don't use birth control and get raped and don't get pregnant it is because you liked it (slut also)
3) if you are legitimately raped and get pregnant (extremely rare) it means besides asking for it which also makes you a slut, you are also a murderer if you get an abortion

but there is no war on women

Walker		2012-08-20 11:06:27 AM

So this repeat gets greenlit but the follow-up earlier gets greenlit then redlit. K.

Nabb1		2012-08-20 11:16:26 AM

Shostie: Nabb1: Another one? Or did submitter post a (R-epeat)?

It's got a repeat tag, so we can relive this clusterf*ckery again!

Damn, I didn't even notice there's a "repeat" tag now. So, they're just openly f*cking with us, now.

Mentat		2012-08-20 11:18:33 AM

Shostie: Nabb1: Another one? Or did submitter post a (R-epeat)?

It's got a repeat tag, so we can relive this clusterf*ckery again!

Some topics are worth repeating, like the fact that some Republicans believe in legitimate rape.

mrshowrules		2012-08-20 11:23:31 AM

Mentat: Shostie: Nabb1: Another one? Or did submitter post a (R-epeat)?

It's got a repeat tag, so we can relive this clusterf*ckery again!

Some topics are worth repeating, like the fact that some Republicans believe in legitimate rape.

My friend got raped the other day. She wanted to run away but all the guy's paperwork was in order.

Cyno01		2012-08-20 11:27:00 AM

No, dont you know? Women can only get pregnant if they have an orgasm. And if they have an orgasm it means they enjoyed it, so it wasnt really rape rape.

^{/seriously, fark rape this guy
//and whoever his health teacher in high school was}

doubled99		2012-08-20 11:27:22 AM

I just can't see how this is in any way controversial.

runcible spork		2012-08-20 11:28:01 AM

Nabb1: Shostie: Nabb1: Another one? Or did submitter post a (R-epeat)?

It's got a repeat tag, so we can relive this clusterf*ckery again!

Damn, I didn't even notice there's a "repeat" tag now. So, they're just openly f*cking with us, now.

But since we are commenting here and the thread is healthily growing, it means we wanted it and it's a legitimate greenlight.

Drew, you bad boy.

sprawl15		2012-08-20 11:28:28 AM

There is a way to magically prevent rape pregnancies.

It's called 'having an abortion'.

RoyBatty		2012-08-20 11:28:29 AM

It's speculated that Aikin got his information from this site: Physicians for Life where they determine "assault rape pregnancies" and which is discussed here: Dr. Jen Gunter (OB/GYN) - Did Todd Akin get his misinformation on rape and pregnancy from Physicians for Life?

stevarooni		2012-08-20 11:28:39 AM

Bleh. Stupid Senatorial Candidate is stupid. :-P

I don't care for a lot of things Senator McCaskill supports, but when the alternative is Derpy McDerpsalot....

sabreWulf07		2012-08-20 11:29:02 AM

mrshowrules: My friend got raped the other day. She wanted to run away but all the guy's paperwork was in order.

Good on her rapist for getting a receipt. Fifty shekels of silver to her father and she's a married woman. It's sometimes a shame that our laws are based on the bible, but there's nothing we can do.

jules_siegel		2012-08-20 11:29:15 AM

There's a repeat tag?

cwolf20		2012-08-20 11:29:42 AM

Nice repeat of an article I haven't seen ever.

factoryconnection		2012-08-20 11:29:45 AM

When you're too far right for "I'll say anything to garner conservative votes" Mitt Romney and even Paul Ryan, to the point where they're publicly distancing themselves from Aikin, you know you dun goof'd.

I love how, when asked for citations, or what "doctors" gave him these "facts" he tried to say that he misspoke. Yeah, I'm not seeing how he misspoke, or what he was trying to say.

Wadded Beef		2012-08-20 11:29:47 AM

And in the last article I saw he had an eight percent lead over his challenger in the polls.

WTF is wrong with this country?

vudukungfu		2012-08-20 11:30:30 AM

This guy needs publicly slaped so hard his farking eyeballs spin.

"Empathy" you keep using that word. . .

Really, if I were a judge and he came in saying he was assaulted, I'd hae the balif hold his arms back while i showed him what a punchable face he has.

How can an asshole of such magnitude be elected
Speak volumes for his area.

Planterz		2012-08-20 11:30:32 AM

Wouldn't it be funny if Todd Akin got illegitimately raped by, like, five guys right now? Like right now?

Cheron		2012-08-20 11:30:50 AM

Seems to be a reformulation of the True Scotsman logical fallacy. If you get pregnant then you weren't really raped QED

enricofermi		2012-08-20 11:31:11 AM

H31N0US		2012-08-20 11:31:19 AM

Dear Jesus, please take your followers with you now.

Freezebyte		2012-08-20 11:31:27 AM

Great, now woman have another reason to charge men with being rapist pigs, because when it comes to rape, everyone believes the woman anyway.

offmymeds		2012-08-20 11:31:50 AM

"It seems to me first of all from what I understand from doctors that's really rare," Akin said. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down," Akin said of a rape victim's chances of becoming pregnant.

Wha...uhhh...huh?

abhorrent1		2012-08-20 11:31:58 AM

Mmmm, magical abortion.

Tyrone Biggums		2012-08-20 11:32:12 AM

He must think all women are Bene Gesserit.

lemortede		2012-08-20 11:32:13 AM

I am pretty conservative and even I have to wonder....
WTF is that guy thinking?
Did he even take biology?
What does he think women can do, retract their cervix into their uterus and clamp it shut like a butt hole?
Sigh...retard.

Lost Thought 00		2012-08-20 11:32:21 AM

Scott Brown has already called for him to step down. I don't think he's alone in that opinion among Republican circles. They have until tomorrow to change their nominee.

Lenny_da_Hog		2012-08-20 11:32:28 AM

Wadded Beef: And in the last article I saw he had an eight percent lead over his challenger in the polls.

WTF is wrong with this country?

Yeah.

Anyone remember Joe Miller? He sure was ahead in the Senate race last time. Then he opened his mouth and got beaten by a write-in candidate. Now nobody knows who he is.

TDWCom29		2012-08-20 11:33:40 AM

This guy may have just lost the rapist vote by questioning their legitimacy.

I can see the attack ads now: "You didn't rape that"

Maul555		2012-08-20 11:33:46 AM

mrshowrules: vpb: So the ones who get pregnant wanted it, and the ones who don't are abortionists?
I can see that logic resonating with the GOP base.

1) if you use birth control you are a slut
2) if you don't use birth control and get raped and don't get pregnant it is because you liked it (slut also)
3) if you are legitimately raped and get pregnant (extremely rare) it means besides asking for it which also makes you a slut, you are also a murderer if you get an abortion

but there is no war on women

Correct. There is no war on women and you are an idiot.

NeverDrunk23		2012-08-20 11:34:14 AM

Wadded Beef: And in the last article I saw he had an eight percent lead over his challenger in the polls.

WTF is wrong with this country?

Well, liberals and furthermore, or something.

We sadly have a too big chunk of the country who are self destructive and will damage themselves if it means they get to stick it to the libs.

mcreadyblue		2012-08-20 11:34:36 AM

Wadded Beef: And in the last article I saw he had an eight percent lead over his challenger in the polls.

WTF is wrong with this country?

Sluts like Aiken.

Sock Ruh Tease		2012-08-20 11:34:41 AM

Thanks for your service to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, you retarded asshole.

Marine1		2012-08-20 11:34:54 AM

*sigh*

So now, I get to vote between Claire "I forgot I had a freakin' airplane" McCaskill and Todd "women's bodies can naturally pick out rape babies" Akin.

Will you all stop supporting this two-party bullshiat so I can vote for someone with an IQ above 30?

Malivion		2012-08-20 11:35:01 AM

Cyno01: No, dont you know? Women can only get pregnant if they have an orgasm. And if they have an orgasm it means they enjoyed it, so it wasnt really rape rape.

/seriously, fark rape this guy
//and whoever his health teacher in high school was

There's no way this is true... I have two kids and I'm fairly positive my wife has never had an orgasm. At least with me. Are you saying she cheated on me?

sprawl15		2012-08-20 11:35:12 AM

lemortede: What does he think women can do, retract their cervix into their uterus and clamp it shut like a butt hole?

Clearly, you've never been to Thailand.

Planterz: Wouldn't it be funny if Todd Akin got illegitimately raped by, like, five guys right now? Like right now?

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factoryconnection		2012-08-20 11:35:12 AM

It is really amazing how much enjoyment these conservative politicians seem to get from demeaning rape victims, trivializing every step of their victimization. But I guess the really amazing part is that this will resonate with a lot of voters... he's not the only one that thinks this way.

Apos		2012-08-20 11:35:17 AM

I suppose I shouldn't be shocked at Sen. Fivehead's derptitude,but...damn.

Parthenogenetic		2012-08-20 11:35:58 AM

Guys, guys, the Honorable Congressman Akin is just quoting statistics from actual internet doctors:

There are approximately 100,000,000 females old enough to be at risk for rape in the U.S. If we calculate on the basis of 100,000 rapes, that means that one woman in 1,000 is raped each year. If we calculate on the basis of 200,000 rapes, that means that one woman in 500 is raped each year.

So, how many rape pregnancies are there? The answer is that, according to statistical reporting, there are no more than one or two pregnancies resultant from every 1000 forced rapes.

Does that make sense? Using the figure of 200,000 women who were forcibly raped, one-third were either too old or too young to get pregnant. That leaves 133,000 at risk for pregnancy.

A woman is capable of being fertilized only 3-6 days of a 30-day month. Multiply our figure of 133,000 by by 0.3. Three days of 30 reduces to 1 of 10. Divide 133,000 by 10, and we have 13,300 women remaining. If we use 5 days of 30, then we have 1 of 6. Divide 133,000 by 6 and there are 22,166 women remaining.
One-fourth of all women in the U.S. of childbearing age have been sterilized, so the remaining three-fourths comes to 10,000 (or 15,000).
Only half of assailants penetrate her body and/or deposit sperm in her vagina1, so cut the remaining figures in half. This leaves 5,000 (or 7,500).
Fifteen percent of men are sterile, which drops that figure to 4,250 (or 6,375).
Another 15% of women are on the pill or already pregnant. That reduces the number to 3,070 (or 4,600).
Now factor in the fact that it takes 5-10 months for the average couple to achieve a pregnancy. Use the smaller figure of 5 months to be conservative and divide the above figures by 5. The number now drops to 600 (or 920).
In an average population, the miscarriage rate is about 15%. In this case, we have incredible emotional trauma. Her body is upset. Even if she conceives, the miscarriage rate will be higher than in a more normal pregnancy. If 20% of raped women miscarry, the figure drops to 450 (or 740).
Finally, factor in what is certainly one of the most important reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant, and that's psychic trauma. Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle. To get and stay pregnant a woman's body must produce a very sophisticated mix of hormones. Hormone production is controlled by a part of the brain that is easily influenced by emotions. There's no greater emotional trauma that can be experienced by a woman than an assault rape. This can radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization, and implantation.
What further percentage reduction in pregnancy will this cause? No one knows. but this factor may well cut this last figure by at least 50%, which would make the final figure 225 (or 370) women pregnant each year from forced rape. These numbers closely match the 200 that have been documented in clinical studies.

So, assault rape pregnancy is extremely rare. If we use the figure of 200, it is 4 per state per year. Even if we use a figure of 500, we're talking about 10 rape pregnancies per state, per year.

In the U.S. in one year, there are more than 6 million pregnancies. Roughly 3 million eventuate in live birth, 1.5 million are aborted and 500,000 miscarry. While each assault rape pregnancy is a tragedy for the mother (not for the baby, though), such pregnancies amount to a small fraction of the total annual U.S. pregnancies. Further, less than half of assault rape pregnancies are aborted, even though that course of action tends to be vigorously pushed by those around the woman

jaybeezey		2012-08-20 11:36:21 AM

Yeah, guy's an idiot of the highest magnitude.

Lenny_da_Hog		2012-08-20 11:36:25 AM

Lost Thought 00: Scott Brown has already called for him to step down. I don't think he's alone in that opinion among Republican circles. They have until tomorrow to change their nominee.

That should be the headline, and the link should go to that story.

That should be the headline, and the link should go to that story.

That should be the headline, and the link should go to that story.

/with an OMGWTF tag, as it's so rare the GOP polices its own members these days.
//just getting into the spirit of repeat day.

NateGrey		2012-08-20 11:36:35 AM

Good a thread for us 8-5 ers.

Cue; THIS IS WHAT REPUBLICANS ACTUALLY BELIEVE

Headso		2012-08-20 11:36:38 AM

Is that bizzaro evolution?

SweetRoisinDubh		2012-08-20 11:36:43 AM

This is from a friend of mine. I wish I could take credit:

"So, somewhere in the fallopian a sperm is swimming up to an egg about to invade it.

EGG: Hey there, my sixth sense...tells me that you are rape sperm.
SPERM: Yep
EGG: Do you have ID? I want to know if you are legitimate.
SPERM: Of course I do. Here ya go

Egg verfies the ID, then proceeds to ninja drop kick the sperm's ass.

Scientifically sound scenario."

Slackfumasta		2012-08-20 11:37:02 AM

lemortede: I am pretty conservative and even I have to wonder....

I have to ask...are you pro-life? Because that's not conservatism, that's authoritarianism.

People often get that wrong.