The Indiana Republican-controlled legislature passed and Rep. Gov. Mike Pence signed legislation requiring that miscarried fetuses be interred or cremated. A Facebook page, “Periods for Pence,” notes that “fertilized eggs can be expelled during a women’s period without even knowing” she was pregnant.
The originator of the page goes on to say, “I would certainly hate for any of my fellow Hoosier women to be at risk of penalty if they do not ‘properly dispose’ of this or report it. Just to cover our bases, perhaps we should make sure to contact Governor Pence’s office to report our periods.”
Women across Indiana have responded on Twitter and Facebook. One woman invited Pence to her gynecologist appointment. One provided an update on her cramps. One told the Governor she had just changed her tampon.
Governor Pence is up for re-election this year.
(Information on this issue was taken from Mitch Smith, “Women Irked by Abortion Law Make Governor the Butt of Social Media Ridicule,” New York Times, (8 Apr. 2016), p. A10.)
Indiana has four time zones, depending on the time of year. Every time I drive through Indiana I always know that the clocks are at least 100 years in arrears. The state legislature and the Governor just proves my point once again.
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