[xjcsa]

Yes, this is the article Akin was referring to.

IT HAS BEEN DEBUNKED. Its conclusions have been proven incorrect, as reported in a host of places; nobody, including its author, defends it as legitimate.

[JohnBovenmyer]

A caller into Rush today claimed an arm of Planned Parenthood made the same claim c. 1970, but Rush hadn't verified it by the end of the show. I don't think it is so, but it would be interesting if Planned Parenthood had said so.

[JediJones]

You're wrong about the article's author. Another article on this quotes the writer as backing up his original claims to the NY Times this week. See below. However other doctors refute his claims. Akin also never said he knew this was true, he just said "from what he understood" from a doctor's writings. So why is Akin suddenly the Worst Person in the World for referencing an article from a medical professional, whether it was wrong or not? It seems like such a thing could happen to anyone.

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/19332290/no-truth-to-todd-akins-legitimate-rape-hinders-pregnancy-claim

While Akin's views on rape and pregnancy may come as a surprise to many, it is commonly cited in anti-abortion circles and stems at least partly from the writings of Dr. John Willke, former president of the National Right to Life Committee. He put forth the view in a book originally published in 1985.

Willke this week summarized his views to The New York Times, saying, "This [rape] is a traumatic thing -- she's, shall we say, she's uptight," he said of a woman who is being raped. "She is frightened, tight and so on. And sperm, if deposited in her vagina, are less likely to be able to fertilize. The tubes are spastic."

Willke also contended that pregnancy is unlikely because half of rapists "do not deposit sperm in the vagina," either because (he said) many rapists aren't fertile and many prefer anal intercourse.

[shhrubbery!]

IT HAS BEEN DEBUNKED.

Really? Where? If you're going to make such a strident claim (and in all caps, even), then please post some links.

You know, I keep hearing the word "DEBUNKED" applied to Romney ads that point out that Obama is weakening the work requirement for welfare.

Just because almost every media source is screaming "DEBUNKED" about Romney's welfare claims, does that mean I should believe they've really been "DEBUNKED"?

[itsahoot]

IT HAS BEEN DEBUNKED. Its conclusions have been proven incorrect, as reported in a host of places; nobody, including its author, defends it as legitimate.

Debunked by Whom, Planned Parenthood?