That sounds kind of crazy, but it isn't far from the truth.
The Christian Right in this country figured out that you risk alienating yourself from the American middle class if you scream on about broad concept issues, like gays, abortion, etc.
So what you do is you go after it in the state house, in Congress, and you chip away at those things bit by bit. Don't like abortion? Okay, well, Roe isn't getting overturned, so instead ban partial birth, pass the Peterson bill, push for parental consent at the state level, etc.
They're trying to cultivate an atmosphere where it ultimately just makes sense to take that last step. I don't think this Indiana is quite that conspiratorial, but it's a step.
I agree about the two parent studies though.
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