Irish pro-life movement removes remarks from websites after Todd Akin controversy

I fully agree that Bill Clinton didn't commit any "rapes". The politically correct left likes to demonize men for any sexual transgressions, snd even some non transgressions. Yes, it was wrong for him to cheat on Hillary. However, Monica Lewinsky was 22, at the time the encounters began. She later called Clinton, "The Big Creep", which he was. This should convince all young women, and even some older ones, that it is unwise to take up with a married man, unless he is on the verge of a divorce. The feminists, however, want to act as surrogate mommies, and say that any time a man is especially attractive-president, work supervisor, college professor, actor, etc., that any such romantic liason should be "prohibited", as the break-up may be hard. Well, break-ups are part of romance. Even men go through them. When they occur, it is best that we all, women and men, remember the positive things about the dating, and move on. I can assure all that, had I met Jennifer Aniston, before her recent engagement, and had been fortunate enough to have gone out with her, I would have felt very bad, when she wouldn't have wanted to see me anymore. However, I would have always cherished the dating memories, and would have wished her well! (OK, it's nice to have some fantasies, but all should get the point!)

It would appear that the use of "junk science" is a common trait among social conservatives.

Fireplug. What proof do you have that Clinton was an accused rapist? Such statements require adequate substantiation.

Fireplug, When Clinton's deeds with women were never rapes and he was never accused of raping women and never convicted of such. He cheated on his wife though.

It is incredibly unintelligent and supremely uninformed to believe that, “Trauma from the rape may bring into play some natural defence mechanisms that reduce the likelihood of pregnancy.” What defense mechanism? What utter drivel. Do all of these pro-life groups cut and paste this misinformation and none of them bother to perform due diligence by doing the least bit of research? It is incomprehensible that there are women in these groups who actually are in concert with these beliefs. This isn’t a matter of being pro-life or pro-choice. What you hold as your belief is your belief. However, let us try to travel through life being informed with creditable facts and be willing to accept them even if they don’t agree with our convictions. These folks are like theologians of the Dark Ages: not at all reasonable people. Someone once said that stupidity has murdered and imprisoned more geniuses, burned more books and blocked progress more effectively than any other force in history. For goodness sakes, get educated.

The chances of becoming pregnant from ANY sexual congress is reasonably remote. The reality, in the US, at least, is that pregnancy from rape or incest represents less than 1% of all abortions and an even smaller percentage of all pregnancies. Rape is something no woman should have to endure, but is killing a child who is the product of rape going to make the rape less painful, less traumatic, less emotionally devastating? Pretending something hasn't happened; removing all evidence of such an attack, only makes the wounds fester. Couldn't childbirth, even if the child is given for adoption, be enough of a positive event as to allow healing to begin?

"It is a woman's body and should be her choice". Sounds reasonable, pilib04. Of course, since you want to leave men out of it I take it you would restrict abortion to just female babies?

"It is a woman's body and should be her choice". Sounds reasonable, pilib04. Of

Just food for thought, This idiot says something stupid and insensitive and he is the devil incarnate. Yet when an accused rapist Bill Clinton was in office he was defended to the hilt. Which act was worse ?

Pilib04, You fail to understand that Christians, and particularly Catholics are obliged under the pain of mortal sin to protect the unborn from death, even give up their own lives to do so. "No greater love has a person than to give up his life for his fellow".

How can someone that old have that kind of thinking? Is that representative of the older folks there. No, before he apologizes he needs therapy. To say what he's said is akin to sexual harassment. Good grief, this is 2012, at least I think it is. And I am serious about the therapy.

I would love to know which study these morons are basing their "defense mechanisms" on...... None of them name the study.

At least Counihan used the right term - pro-life group. And why controversial pray? To not want Irish preborn babies slaughtered is surely not controversial. It is the Planned Parenthood (Irish Family Planning as they call themselves) who are the controversial ones, even evil in fact.

That's the problem with these folks, they lie all the time to promote their point of view. Why not just give it up guys! It is a woman's body and should be her choice, or, using the "Bread and Roses" wording, Our Bodies, Ourselves!