Results Annalysis

Reproductive choice- 
Cultural traits influential to this topic: Personal sovereignty, Government intrusion, (religious) tradition, social engineering, "greater good". Poor scores can reflect both preventative action and lack of resources/ proactive law.

The Left Coast-
Every state in with the majority of  it's population in the left coast received an A or A+ rating for reproductive choice from NARAL, with California and Washington receiving the highest scores of any other state. The left coast believes in personal fulfillment and exploration, so it's no surprise that they, with their progressive political and civil ideas, would support a woman's autonomy over her own life.

The Far West-
The Far West has an inconclusive scramble of scores ranging from A- to F. The F's are Idaho and Utah, which are Mormon majority states- a culture that values very traditional roles for women and families and have a strong belief that a large number of children must be born in order to trigger Jesus’ second coming. (Woodard almost set apart the Mormon region as their own nation.) When interpreting the other states' scores, we can guess that on this point they have interpreted their value of autonomy in very different ways, Montana (A-) and New Mexico (A-) granting it through lack of regulation, and Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah excising their states' independence from the fed.

El Norte-
Although mostly politically democratic, El Norte also values traditional family. This tension has earned El Norte's only population-majority state of Arizona a D. This is probably exacerbated by half of the state being geographically Far West, and a lack of will to provide such resources

The Midlands-
The midland's lack of "ideological purity" is certainly apparent in it's NARAL scores. Scores range from Maryland's A (second highest score on the map) to both Dakotas Fs. Since midlanders are skeptical of government, they are probably far less willing to pay into it for something they either don't feel strongly about or dislike. 

Greater Appalachia-
Woodard's definitions of Greater Appalachian values are not reflected in it's mostly failing scores.
"Individual liberty and personal sovereignty" are supposedly two of the most defining traits, but it's highest score was West Virginia's B. Perhaps these traits are more applicable to men for them.

Yankeedom-
Yankeedom received mostly high scores and no failing scores. (It's lowest scores were in border states) This lines up neatly with their belief in the ability of the Government to improve lives (in this case by providing services). 

New Netherland-
As would be expected, both New Netherland states received high scores (A-'s). This lines up with their "freedom of inquiry" value.

Tidewater-
All very low scores. The second lowest nation, after The Deep South. This lines up with their values of Trust in Authority and Tradition (both being traits that foster fundamentalist religion).

The Deep South-
As previously stated, the lowest score of all the nations. That is because it is the "least democratic" and power is jealously guarded by Good Ol' Boys. The minority of black democrats cannot sway this outcome.

New France-
New France's tiny geographical region is surrounded and heavily influenced by The Deep South, so it's not too surprising that it's only American state Louisiana, received an F.

First Nation-
Alaska, First Nation's only American state, received a surprising A-. First Nation tends to value autonomy and self-reliance, along with it's populous neighbor, The Left Coast. Together, they outnumber and dominate the empty, frozen majority of the state. 

Euthanasia
Involuntary Euthanasia is illegal in all of the United States, but Physician-Assisted Suicide is governed on a state-by-state basis. Also decided State-by-State is the legality of removing life support on comatose patients by order of the patient's will or families. Though this is not a valid topic in every nation, it is very telling of some cultural regions. 

The Left Coast-
The Left Coast is most supportive of this concept. Two of the three Left Coast states, Oregon and Washington were the first to make Physician-Assisted Suicide legal. California allows the removal of life-support and attempted to legalize Physician-Assisted Suicide with a narrow defeat. This is indicative of the Left Coast's trust in Individuals' decisions about themselves and also their trust in Government and institutions. They trust that the government or hospital isn’t going to abuse the law and euthanize them against their will. 

The Far West-
Montana allows Doctor Assisted Suicide. This could be interpreted as a reflection of ultimate self-governance. 

Greater Appalachia-
Greater Appalachia once again defies it's supposed values with the courts of Texas's decision that it is legal to remove the life-support of a comatose patient without the consent of the family or the patient. 

Yankeedom-
Yankeedom claims the most attempts at legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide, with two out of five state attempts succeeding. This can be interpreted as a clash between their faith in Government to facilitate quality of life and "the pursuit of the "greater good" of the community, even if it means self-denial"- One can't do good for the community if they have chosen to die. 

New Netherland- 
In New York, which is famously progressive, not only is it illegal to commit Physician-Assisted Suicide, but there are explicit anti-assisted suicide statues in place that lay out how a doctor can be punished for aiding a suicide. This was challenged with wide support, but ultimately defeated. This reflects the "not entirely democratic" clause of their mostly liberal values and also the lack of other nations' emphasis on Individualism. 

Gene Theft
Gene Theft is the collecting of DNA of an unwilling subject by the government or any private citizen or company. Although no states protect citizen against the state collecting their DNA, Several protect against individuals doing so.  It is a fairly new concern in the US, so it is revealing to note which states have prioritized this protection of their citizens. (Info collected here)

The Left Coast-
In Oregon, an offender is punishable with jail-time. This is probably a result of The Left Coast value of Individualism combined with it's high-tech mindset.

New Netherland- 
Both New Netherland states punish offenders with jail-time. Although not concerned with protecting the individual from the collective, New Netherland is adamant about protecting citizens from each other, authority being seen as an almost paternal guardian. 

Faith Healing
For this topic, I decided to check the pulse by noting which states granted exemption to child abuse/ neglect laws for parents who chose faith healing over medical intervention for sick children. This demonstrates Individual Sovereignty vs. the good of children as a whole. One important caveat, however, is that some of these states have convicted parents when the withholding of medical treatment lead to the child's unnecessary death. Nations with states with legal exemptions are noted.

The Left Coast-
Two of the three left coast states have exemptions. This is surprising, when you consider a majority of the population lives in secular, educated cities, but not so surprising when you refer back to their values. The Left Coast's commitment to Individualism and self-exploration applies here too. They encompass the freedom to live one's life within whatever spirituality one sees fit. In reality, trying to cure advanced Type I diabetes with prayer isn't all that different from trying to cure it with herbs and yoga. Perhaps the Left Coast hopes that with it's high education rates, it's citizens will make the best decision for their children.

The Far West-
Similar to it's neighbor, The Left Coast, The Far West values self-reliance, so it's not a surprise that they would want to believe in their ability to cure their children without the medical complex (which is probably a little too close to a government complex for their tastes) and that state governments would seek to punish them less harshly for trying to do so.
  
The Midlands-
The border states of Kansas and Iowa have exemptions on the books. This topic doesn't particularly strike a chord with their listed values, but does strum at the skepticism toward government.

Greater Appalachia-
With it's "deep commitment to individual liberty and personal sovereignty" Greater Appalachia clocks in with the most support- six out of eight states. 

Yankeedom-
A surprising and, in my opinion, contradictory result is that over half of the states (6/10) had exemptions on the books. According to their values, they should be putting the good of the collective children above that of their parents' freedom to do as they saw fit.

Tidewater-
In Tidewater, we see a surprisingly low number of exemption states. There is just one, to be exact. You would suppose that their religious conservatism would prioritize the power of prayer, but in this case their trust in authority (The government, The Medical Complex, doctors in general) seems to have mostly won out. 

The Deep South-
An unsurprising majority of the states have exemptions. (4/5)

New France-
As with many issues, it's engulfment by The Deep South seems to have swayed this issue toward conservationism.  

First Nation-
First Nation, alongside it's neighboring cousin, The Left Coast, has exemptions on the books. (Probably for similar reasons).

Death Penalty
This issue is probably the most clear cut example of Individualism vs. The Collective Good. If a criminal is a very bad person, and will harm many others (and thus the collective) they should forfeit their life, or so the logic of most states goes. Unfortunately for this project, this is one of the more inconclusive topics. Noted are the Nations with states in which the death penalty is banned.

The Far West- 
New Mexico does not allow the death penalty. With their love-hate relationship with their government masters, it makes sense that they would seek to deny them this ability.

The Midlands-
Also suspicious of government, two Midland's states have banned the death penalty.

Greater Appalachia-
Two Greater Appalachian states, with their commitment to individual liberty and personal sovereignty, have banned the death penalty. It should however be noted that Texas, the execution capital, has a slim population majority in Greater Appalachia.

Yankeedom-
Yankeedom has the largest majority of state bans on the death penalty. (8/10) Of all the nations, Yankeedom is probably the second most expected to trust the government with this power, but that is very much not the case.

 New Netherland-
There is no death penalty allowed in either state. New Netherland is probably the most expected to trust their paternal protector with this power, but the laws are in lock-step against it.

Conclusion:
As we can see, the results aren't a perfect correlation, but they are fairly descriptive of a certain trend: States tend to take political action on subjects that either promote or threaten their values and stay fairly quiet on things that don't do either. This is why we'd often see all or most of the states in a nation take legal action on a certain issue when not a single state in another nation ever saw it reach the legislative floor. NARAL ratings tend to be similar in a nation because they share views about the individual woman vs. tradition/religion/collectivism.

This is all well and good when issues are governed on a state-by-state basis, but when an issue is up for federal debate, regional cultures with contradicting values often clash aggressively. Biopolitical issues are often related to provocative matters like child/parent relationships, the role of women in families/ society, the circumstances of birth and death, etc so it's no surprise that it would strike a nerve with one of the many regional cultures in the US, that would then seek to block it. It leads me to believe that, were a biopolitical issue to be federally decided, it would be unlikely our government could come to a consensus.

With these results in mind, we can start to ponder the intersection of culture and individual factors like goals and personality and understand that there are literally thousands of ways for a person to come to a conclusion inconceivable to others. When one's personal ethics are so strongly influenced by region, one wonders how the "politics" portion in our topic's namesake ever achieves anything in a country as vast as ours.