Pretending they do n't by listening to a few anecdotes wo n't make them go away . Rep. Todd Akin said pregnancy from ` ` legitimate rape '' is rare . " Carroll says he 's wrong : Women are designed to reproduce . He says Congress probably aimed to make discussion of abortion square with an ( alternate ) reality . Carroll : Akin 's ludicrous argument is one Republicans could avoid if they stuck to it .
Rep. Todd Akin said pregnancy from ` ` legitimate rape '' is rare . " Carroll says he 's wrong : Women are designed to reproduce . He says Congress probably aimed to make discussion of abortion square with an ( alternate ) reality . Carroll : Akin 's ludicrous argument is one Republicans could avoid if they stuck to it .