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Akin didn't say anything remotely like "magical."

"... if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

So Mr. Akin knows that females are capable of certain internal reproductive mechanisms that can self-regulate prenancy, yet these mechanisms remain undiscovered by modern medicine.

Oh, wait, I just taled to Dr. Quack!

Akin currently serves on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Oh no.

So Mr. Akin knows that females are capable of certain internal reproductive mechanisms that can self-regulate prenancy, yet these mechanisms remain undiscovered by modern medicine.

I must infer from your statement that you, Mr. muleskinner, are an expert on "modern medicine." Care to provide us with your credentials?

Now for a quote from a real expert:

"... one of the most important reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant ... is psychic trauma. Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle. To get pregnant 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 which 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, implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy."

source: Dr. John C. Wilkie, MD, OB/GYN