Sorry Jedi,
Akin, clearly implied women have systems to shut it down, which is NONSENSE, not based in science and not based in reality.
Those trying to defend his statements cling to irrelevant studies as proof.
They say, studies show stress can contribute to conception issues, and rape is stressful so yes the female body does have systems to prevent pregnancy in rape... and thats an IDIOTIC claim on every level.
Those stress studies, are performed on women TRYING TO GET PREGNANT, and stress is never THE cause, it is found to be a contributing factor not a sole cause. The stress referred to in those studies are not the physical act of being raped. So we have studies of women who are having conceptual problems going to doctors and these studies showing that stress can be a contributing issue, not the sole or underlying issue at times.. and people then extrapolating that to mean a woman who is raped is less likely to get pregnant that one who’s had consensual sex.. .and that’s not logical thats MORONIC.
Women trying to get pregnant but having problems studies have shown stress can be a contributor but not sole cause for their problem. Women who are raped endure stress, ergo raped women will have conceptual problems and not likely to get pregnant...
ITS LOGICAL NONSENSE!!
What Akin stated was ignorant beyond belief and those defending him for it are showing equal if not greater ignorance. They are showing abject ignorance of BASIC biology, and also basic LOGIC.
What Akin claimed is not backed up by any science, or logical conclusions, with such basic ignorance of BASIC reproduction and logic, he has no business near the business end of legislative creation.
It's a simple question with a simple answer...Do you have to tell your glands to pump adrenalin or cortisol into your blood stream?
The sources for his information have been posted here and include articles written by a doctor. If "stress" is the main point of controversy, it's easy for anyone to confuse one form of stress with another. Basically he stated verbatim what came from Dr. Willke's article, so I'm not blaming him for reading a well-written, researched article and more or less believing it. Akin never said he was sure it was absolute fact and qualified his statements.
with such basic ignorance of BASIC reproduction and logic, he has no business near the business end of legislative creation.
He's been a successful legislator for a long time and appears to have one of the top conservative voting records out there. By that token he has more business being a legislator than 90% of the legislators out there.