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Wilkie's theory is not supported by by any scientific research and is rejected by almost every other ob/gyn physician and scientist. Plus you have the inconvenient fact that many rapes do result in pregnancies.

Akin was talking out of his hat about a field he has no expertise in and he was wrong.

Wilkie's theory is not supported by by any scientific research and is rejected by almost every other ob/gyn physician and scientist.

Not true.

But as I pointed out, for a researcher or medical professional to come forward and back Akin's statement would be almost certain career-suicide. Look at what happened to researchers Mark Regnerus and Jay Belsky, whom I cited in my post.

Akin was talking out of his hat about a field he has no expertise in and he was wrong.

What was unwise was try to give an earnest answer to a hostile questioner.

But lots of times politicians are asked questions about topics where they have no scientific expertise. Solar energy, for example.

Your comment implies that Akin couldn't comment on Solyndra, because he doesn't have a degree in solar energy engineering (lthough he does in fact have a degree in engineering).

This, in medical terminology, Dr. Willke is a quack. Total snake oil salesman who's never done a single peer-reviewed study to back up any of his claims. Might be a nice guy, might be a strong proponent of the pro-life movement, but his hypotheses on rape and pregnancy are worthless.

Fortunately we have had several peer reviewed studies done and what they've found is women have about a 5% of ending up pregnant after being raped and that anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 women a year in the US end up pregnant after being raped.