All they really care about is punishing women for having sex.
Close. What they care about is the right of moderate Christian vote. That's who shapes their views on abortions, homosexuals' rights, etc.
You're both right.
There people honestly believe that women who have abortions are "selfish" and "getting out of Jail ". They have to be punished.
One colorado republican even went so far as to hope a women gets AIDS and passes the HIV to her child so her child will know to never be promiscuous like his mother.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_SchultheisThey are by and large true believer (part of the reason they generally dislike Romney. He's pretty obviously fake.)
But they also want those votes so they can get into office and make everyone follow their beliefs.
Which is why they are embarrassed by Aiken. He was a little open about what so many of them not so secretly agree with.