Sen. Ron Alting said his office expected to field calls about his vote on House Bill 1337, Indiana’s controversial new restrictions on abortion. But was Alting’s staff prepared for women to call and report their menstrual cycles to the Lafayette Republican?

“No, of course not,” Alting said Monday afternoon.

For the past week, Hoosier women have joined the trolling protest of “Periods for Pence,” a social media movement that has drummed up more than 16,000 likes since its Facebook page was created March 28. The upshot: They have been bombarding operators in Gov. Mike Pence’s office, offering mocking updates on their cycles and asking for advice on what to do at that time of the month – all in response to provisions in House Bill 1337, which Pence signed into law March 24.

“…My favorite response was the woman who said, ‘Ma’am, I’m going to have to refer you to your doctor for those sorts of questions,’” Austin said. “I replied, ‘I would love to keep this between myself and my doctor, but unfortunately the government of the state of Indiana is making that impossible.’ … I think the main thing is that these decisions are private, and particularly in the case of miscarriage, are almost always traumatic enough without the state stepping in and adding further trauma to the mothers and families who are experiencing it. Can you imagine, losing a wanted child and having to bury or cremate the remains?”

Bangert: Alting gets dose of ‘Periods for Pence’

Nicely done, ladies, nicely done.
Keep up the good work!