[Sola Veritas]

“Btw, Akin has damaged the pro-life message. I’ve had apolitical friends ask me if all pro-life Republicans believe what Akin believes.”

Akin HAS NOT hurt the TRUE prolife message. You are a sell out if you think otherwise.

[centurion316]

Akin HAS NOT hurt the TRUE prolife message. You are a sell out if you think otherwise.

I submit to you that the TRUE prolife message gets you abortion on demand without parental notification up to and including the time of birth (and perhaps beyond). All of this despite the fact that most of this country does not support abortion (that's why the left has to call it "pro choice"). But most who appose abortion are a little mushy on the issue and get cold feet when the left scares them about "extremists views". The pro life movement could be much more successful if it understood this dynamic.

[KansasGirl]

No, I am not a sellout. Saying that a rape victim's body will prevent pregnancy does nothing to persuade people to our side. It makes them think we are extremist whack-jobs. Akin is not an effective advocate for the pro-life position. He hurts the pro-life cause by making an idiotic, untrue argument to support his position. He should have just said that abortion is never compassionate on behalf of the mother and especially the innocent child.