Does anyone think that all Democrats are pro- choice and all Republicans are pro-life?  It sounds batshit crazy, but that’s what the politicians would have us believe.  What’s discouraging is that our legislators are not voting their hearts, but what they see as politically expedient.  As the saying goes, it’s all about the optics.  And as voters, I think we’re getting fed up with politicians who don’t listen to what we want in the state of Indiana.

According to a poll recently published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle: “Hoosiers don’t want a near-virtual ban on abortion. Instead, they support exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. And many are supportive of  allowing abortion up to 15 weeks of gestation.”   63% of Hoosiers support abortion rights.

 If you think those numbers are bogus, just look at what happened in Kansas.   In a rare show of common sense, the politicians decided to put the abortion issue up for a vote.  Smart move.  That way, no one is going to lose votes over this highly controversial issue.  Probably, since it’s a heavily red state, they presumed that people would vote down the current abortion laws.  Instead, a surprise at the polls resulted in abortion remaining legal in the  Kansas.   It looks like 69% of the population in that state supports women’s abortion rights.  If only our Indiana members of the Congress and Senate would do the same, and leave it up to the taxpayers to decide.

It’s a conundrum.  Why would Republicans wish that unwanted children  be born?  Everyone knows that those most affected will be  low income women.  Consequently,  forcing  them to have more  children will obviously result in more poverty, more welfare, and more money spent on Medicaid.  Why do  Republicans  want to go against their own core values of lower taxes,  hard work, and less dependence on government handouts?

If the Indiana legislature chooses to commit kamikaze over abortion rights, it’s enough to turn a Republican into a Democrat.    Come  November,  politicians who don’t listen to their constituents may find out they don’t have many.