As I noted, Akins "OP" gave some, but not enough. Calling something rape does not mean it is; there is nothing outrageous in that.

A federal ban on rape, without exception, is in the GOP platform, nossy. EVP today reached the same conclusion I did: "While virtually every powerful Republican from Mitt Romney on down has called on Akin to resign his nomination, now the platform committee is committed to exactly the same thing Akin proposed. This makes it quite clear that they aren't actually against what he said, just the way he worded it." Maybe that is just pandering but they really truly mean it—honest!—when stating views you share; the opposite is at least as likely. I suggest examining the platform party members and leaders approved to see how much you support, because odds are it reflects what President Romneys policies would be (that is, after all, why platforms exist.)