I see.......so what you’re basically arguing is that an ALREADY pregnant woman being raped could be more likely to result in a miscarriage?...
...his problem is that he inserted a clause in between his subject and predicate, which obfuscated what he wanted to say...what you’ve posted above is simply trying to backpedal because you misread his original statement...
...trouble is, what Akin said doesn’t in the least resemble his premise...assuming his premise to be the least bit defensible, which I do not...
Just kidding.
...trouble is, what Akin said doesn’t in the least resemble his premise...assuming his premise to be the least bit defensible, which I do not...
Charles Jaco:
Okay, so if an abortion can be considered in the case of, say, tubal pregnancy or something like that, what about in the case of rape? Should it be legal or not?”
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.):
Well, you know, uh, people always want to try to make that as one of those things, ‘Well, how do you – how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question.’
It seems to me, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.
But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something. You know, I think there should be some punishment but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.”
Again, here is the reply in question...
Jaco was asking about a woman who was pregnant from the rape, wasn't he?