Spitzer vows to guard abortion rights
Governor, worried a conservative high court will limit Roe vs. Wade, promises to enhance state statutes
By ELIZABETH BENJAMIN
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

ALBANY -- Gov. Eliot Spitzer pledged Monday to strengthen state laws to safeguard abortion rights in New York if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns or limits the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision.

Speaking to abortion-rights activists at Family Planning Advocates' annual conference, Spitzer said he fears the appointment of conservative judges to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bush could put the 1973 decision in jeopardy.

Existing state statutes "do not go far enough," Spitzer said, adding: "So we will make it our vision this term, this year to expand New York's law to give us all the protections that are necessary." the rest