I shouldt respond to your unnecessary insult, but here goes — I didn’t say the two statements were in conflict, or in any way inconsistent. Nor did I say that Akin said anything absolutely. All I said is that what Akin said (that pregnancies resulting from rape are ‘really rare’) goes beyond the article you posted (that acute trauma ‘can’ have an unspecified impact).
In any event, what Akin said was entirely unnecessary. You can defend a no-rape-exception policy without reference to how often rape results in pregnancy (and, in fact, the point is irrelevant - abortion is wrong, whether it’s one abortion or ten thousand).
An absolutely true statement.
...(that acute trauma ‘can’ have an unspecified impact).
Also a true statement and basic common sense.
In any event, what Akin said was entirely unnecessary. You can defend a no-rape-exception policy without reference to how often rape results in pregnancy (and, in fact, the point is irrelevant - abortion is wrong, whether it’s one abortion or ten thousand).
So what? Hardly a reason to disqualify him. Everyone makes a gaffe now and then. The bottom line is he is the GOP candidate. Either he gets support to defeat McCaskill or the GOP continues to deny him money and threaten consultants who might work for him thus ensuring McCaskill keeps the seat. That is the reality.