Recent abortion news adds to the never-ending battle about whether politics is downstream from culture or the other way around. Typically conservatives have always believed the former, which often explains their approach to controversial political issues like gay marriage and abortion. With abortions at an all-time low, the Department of Justice investigating Planned Parenthood, and more and more legislation at the state level which regulates abortion, one wonders if indeed culture is actually downstream from politics.

This week lawmakers in Ohio passed legislation which would penalize doctors for aborting unborn babies who test positive for Down’s syndrome, which may essentially ban the practice in the state.