Briggs: 4 takeaways on Indiana's grim abortion ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Throughout this abbreviated debate, some Republicans, anti-abortion activists and protesters expressed outrage that Indiana would pass an abortion ban with exceptions for cases of rape, incest and health of the mother.
62% : This is a loss for anti-abortion groups ⁠ -- and a move for Republicans that could make them less subservient to such organizations.
41% : The secretary of state has virtually nothing to do with abortion.
41% : At a time when Democrats have few outlets for their pent-up energy, they could turn the secretary of state race into the referendum on abortion that Republican lawmakers refused to permit.
36% : A state legislature consisting almost entirely of men and women beyond child-bearing age has prohibited abortion based on a version of Christian teaching that most citizens likely reject.
36% : Briggs: Banning abortion would push Indiana to society's fringe
33% : The Indianapolis business advocacy group criticized lawmakers' race to the finish line on abortion, saying, "Such an expedited legislative process -- rushing to advance state policy on broad, complex issues -- is, at best, detrimental to Hoosiers, and at worst, reckless."

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