Posts Written by Suzanne

Willke: I can do math with numbers I made up


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The views of the doctor behind Todd Akin’s screwed up understanding of biology, John C. Willke, have been dismissed by ob/gyn experts. [1] Nevertheless, Willke’s claim that pregnancy from rape is rare continues to be cited as medical fact, despite evidence from peer-reviewed studies to the contrary [2].

Out of curiosity/masochistic tendencies, I took a closer look at Willke’s 1999 article, “Rape Pregnancies Are Rare.” The article was published in Life Issues Connector, a newsletter of the Life Issues Institute. It is not a peer-reviewed publication, and Willke’s article would never see the light of day in any respectable medical journal. It is an agenda-pushing screed dressed up in math with unsubstantiated statistics.

Possible development in civil suit against Strauss-Kahn

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CNN reported on August 23, 2012 unconfirmed rumors of an out-of-court settlement in the civil suit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the IMF and former French presidential hopeful.  The civil suit was brought by Nafissatou Diallo after the related criminal case for attempted rape was dismissed last year.  Strauss-Kahn, from the time he became aware of DNA evidence implicating himself, has maintained that any sex with Diallo was consensual.

Strauss-Kahn had earlier reminded everybody that he used to be a big shot and therefore had diplomatic immunity, because asserting diplomatic immunity is how innocent people normally behave when accused of rape.  A Bronx judge was unmoved by Strauss-Kahn’s ties to former greatness, ruling in May ...

A SYTYCB entry

CNN reported on August 23, 2012 unconfirmed rumors of an out-of-court settlement in the civil suit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the IMF and former French presidential hopeful.  The civil suit ...