[cotton]

Mr. Akins may not be such an idiot after all. If you check out WEB.MD and other sources you will find that Stress indeed is detrimental to conception/fertility and increases early Miscarriage.

Hormones like cortisol or epinephrine which rise and often remain high during times of chronic stress may reduce fertility.... Doctors do not know the exact links between stress and fertility, but a series of studies shows the impact is hard to ignore... Pregnancy is less likely to occur during times of high tension and anxious feelings....
Also see the WEB.MD article titles Stress may up early miscarriage risk. It appears that violent rape may indeed adversely effect fertility/ conception and the ability to carry the child to term.

[skeeter]

this whole thing reminds me of the 'ketchup is a vegetable' and 'forests produce smog' laughfests the media and democrats had at Reagan's expense in the 80s.

Nevermind that there were good arguments for his comments.

[G Larry]

I’m aware of this.

The problem is the term Akin used, to suggest some “rape” wasn’t “actual”.

At that point, there is no sufficient explanation while on the campaign trail.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Women are different when they are ovulating, so the opposite kind of experience and condition makes sense.