Briggs: Hated abortion ban gets just enough love from Indiana Senate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : SB 1 would give Indiana one of the strictest abortion bans in America, yet it is not strict enough for many caucus members or anti-abortion groups because it permits (very limited) exceptions for rape, incest and life-saving care for mothers.
43% : Democrats have an opportunity, perhaps better than expected a few weeks ago, to continue exploiting differences among Republicans on abortion.
42% : "Don't misunderstand that I'm throwing in with anybody who supports abortion," Tomes said.
40% : Between now and then, Republicans with vastly different views on abortion and varying allegiances to conservative activist groups must patch up, if not completely replace, a bill so scorned that even its author won't offer a full-throated defense.
34% : But, by a very thin margin, Republicans arm-twisted enough consensus to keep moving toward banning abortion in Indiana.

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