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August 21, 2012 12:28 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/BNDFt9pdBAs/going-medieval-on-the-female-r.html
Going medieval on the female reproductive system
Speaking of Todd Akin, Cory posted yesterday about the history of the bogus idea that women who were raped (excuse me, "legitimately" raped) can't get pregnant from it, citing a medical/legal text from 1785. In a story at The Week, we learn that this particular bit of misinformation is, in fact, even older than that, [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/BNDFt9pdBAs/going-medieval-on-the-female-r.html
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