Indiana Battles Iran in Compassionate Conservatism Stakes

If the policies of President Obama were not enough to show that the spirit of George W Bush is alive and well, this case could well be the conclusive DNA test. A pregnant Indianapolis woman discovered late last year that her boyfriend was married and was going to abandon her; she attempted suicide with rat poison but was persuaded by friends to have treatment. She gave birth, but her daughter died after four days. The woman broke down and spent a month in a psychiatric ward, then was cared for by friends.

In a civilised country, this would be a tragedy where, if we absolutely must do our Christian duty of blaming someone, the one to blame would be the boyfriend. The state of Indiana chose to arrest the woman, lock her up and charge her with murder.