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2016 Postmortem

Raven

(13,900 posts) Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:23 PM Aug 2012

So, Mr. Akin, given that you are an expert on woman's

biology, when "the whole thing shuts down" does it also "shut down" on AIDS and other STD's?

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So, Mr. Akin, given that you are an expert on woman's (Original Post) Raven Aug 2012 OP

Didn't you know? Rape cures cancer! Lint Head Aug 2012 #1

Akin: ‘Medical Report’ Told Me Rape Victims Reject Pregnancy TroyD Aug 2012 #2

And no such thing as male rape, since men can't get pregnant. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #3

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

1. Didn't you know? Rape cures cancer!

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:29 PM

Aug 2012

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

2. Akin: ‘Medical Report’ Told Me Rape Victims Reject Pregnancy

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:38 PM

Aug 2012

Todd Akin: ‘Medical Report’ Told Me Rape Victims Reject Pregnancy

"Well, my only point in that was I had heard from medical reports that rape is such a traumatic type of thing that there's a reaction," Akin told Sean Hannity Monday on his radio program. "But that's wrong and thats the second thing I've apologized for. When you look at it, rape is just rape, it's horrible, and it's abhorrent to me."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/todd-akin-medical-report-told-me-rape-victims

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. And no such thing as male rape, since men can't get pregnant. nt

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:43 PM

Aug 2012

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