Karl Frisch is the author of this article and points out the absurdity of Romney and Paul asking Akin to step down for believing the same policies they support.
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The Rebuttal to the Rogue
The Rebuttal to the Rogue
Karl Frisch is the author of this article and points out the absurdity of Romney and Paul asking Akin to step down for believing the same policies they support.
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August 22, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Willow
Why should Romney and Paul ask Akin to step down?
Akin is just like daddy!
No harm no foul!
Like you said, Boys Will Be Boys right mama?
August 22, 2012 at 2:20 pm
malialitman
Willow,
I’m surprised that mom didn’t mention that in her interview with Greta! Boys Will Be Boys!
August 22, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Barbara
Forgive the long post but I’m going to quote from John Wilke, the doctor who informed Akin how rare pregnancy from rape is, Wilke is a Romney supporter and the two are friends.
“There are about 100 million women in the United
States old enough to be at risk for assault rape. Let’s
use a figure of 200,000 forcible rapes every year. The
studies available agree that there are no more than two
pregnancies per 1,000 assault rapes.
So much for the numbers. Let’s look at it from another
angle and see if that figure makes sense.
• Of these 200,000 women who were raped, onethird
were either too old or too young to get pregnant.
That leaves 133,000 at risk of pregnancy.
• A woman is capable of being fertilized only three
days out of her 30-day month. So divide 133,000
by 10, and 13,300 women remain.
• One-fourth of all women in the United States of
child-bearing age have been sterilized. That drops
the figure to 10,000.
• Only half of the assailants penetrate her body
and/or deposit sperm. Cut it in half again. We are
down to 5,000.
• Fifteen percent of men are sterile; that drops the
figure to 4,250. Fifteen percent of non-surgically
sterilized women are naturally sterile. That reduces
the number to 3,600.
• Another 15% are on the pill and/or are already
pregnant. Now the figure is 3,070.
Now factor in something that all adults know. It
takes from five to ten months for an average couple to
achieve a pregnancy. Using the smaller figure, to be
conservative, divide the 3,000 figure by 5, and the
number drops to about 600.
In a healthy, peaceful marriage, the miscarriage rate
ranges up to about 15%. In this case, we have incredible
emotional trauma. Her body is upset. Even if she
conceives, the miscarriage rate is higher than in a more
normal pregnancy. If she loses 20% of 600, there are
450 left.
Finally, we must factor in one of the most important
reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant, and
that is psychic trauma. Every woman is aware that
stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual
cycle. To get pregnant and stay pregnant, a woman’s
body must produce a very sophisticated mix of hormones.
Hormone production is controlled by a part of
the brain which is easily influenced by emotions.
There’s no greater emotional trauma that can be experienced
by a woman than an assault rape. This can
radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization,
implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy.
So what further percentage reduction in pregnancy will
this cause? No one really knows, but this factor certainly
cuts the last figure by at least 50%, and probably
more, leaving a final figure of 225 women pregnant
each year, a number that closely matches the 200 found
in clinical studies.”
This is where Todd Akin gets his bullshit. But make no mistake, MITT ROMNEY BELIEVES THIS TOO!
August 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm
malialitman
Barbara,
Thank you for sharing this, and yes I think this is the preferred idea that most Republican men share!
August 22, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Barbara
Dr. John Wilke also writes that pregnancy resulting from incest is a positive development in a girl’s life:
How does the incest victim feel about being pregnant?
“For her, it is a way to stop the incest, a way to unite
mother and daughter, a way to get out of the house.
Most incestuous pregnancies, if not pressured, will not
get abortions.”
Remember, you vote for Romney you vote for the wonderful world of incest that draws mothers and daughters into a closer bond. ( Gee, whatever happened to shopping together, lunch maybe?) They really think families are made stronger by incest. These men are insane!!
Malia, I think Wilke/Romney’s association is worthy of a blog post. How many people know Romney supports incest?
August 22, 2012 at 5:12 pm
malialitman
Barbara,
I’ll work on that one!