Rape Trauma Quotes
This quote illustrates how ignorant some members of Congress are about basic science and human reproduction. There is absolutely no physiology whereby the trauma of rape can cause a contraceptive effect. Akin was in the midst of a Senate race, and his opponents and the press pilloried him for his ignorance. The previous year there were about 32,000 pregnancies resulting from rape in the United S tates. Worse for Akin, his use of “legitimate rape” got him into trouble with the voters also. His implication that there were some rapes that were NOT legitimate infuriated many voters. He lost the election in a state where the Republicans were predicted to win.
Pakistan follows a version of Islamic Law—Sharia—which provides that a man can be convicted of rape only if there are at least 4 male witnesses. Since it is virtually impossible to ever get 4 witnesses to a crime like that, there will never be a conviction. However, the complaining victim runs two additional dangers. First she is admitting to fornication and or adultery and can be jailed or even killed for that. Further, Pakistan males regard her as a prostitute and the police will also rape her very often.
Mourdock, defeated Richard Lugar in the Republican Senatorial Primary election. Lugar, one of the most respected and effective Senators was a statesman who worked with any and all to find effective compromises to reach national solutions. The nation was so politically polarized that the Republican Indiana voters ousted one of their most senior senators because he was effective at developing national For most Indiana voters the thought of electing a man who believed that rapes were the will of God.was too much. See {626717} and {626716} for other Mourdock’s outrageous comments. While this rhetoric won in the Primary, it lost him the general election in a state where Republicans had a strong majority and should have had the seat. Mourdock had intended to reiterate his opposition to abortion even in instances of rape. However, his ideology and religious fundamentalism got the better of him and he alienated not only the people who favored woman’s choice but many abortion opponents as well.
