Pro-Choice Groups Rush to Attack Astorino Candidacy
BY COLIN CAMPBELL
Not a second had elapsed after Rob Astorino announced his campaign for governor today before he was under criticism from pro-choice organizations and women’s groups.
In fact, one group went on the attack moments before Mr. Astorino, a pro-life Republican, made his intentions official this morning.
“Rob Astorino might have a chance of becoming Governor if it were the 1950s,” said Sonia Ossorio, President of the National Organization for Women’s New York City branch. “He’s a proponent of abstinence-only sex ed while simultaneously opposing birth control and cutting well baby care funding. In 2014, women are too smart to vote away our most basic rights on the biggest decisions in our lives.”
Ms. Ossorio further reiterated her support for incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has made reproductive rights a cornerstone of his policy agenda in Albany.
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