Abortion Rights Key Issue as Abbate, Mangino Debate
With a new conservative majority in place in the U.S. Supreme Court following the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, abortion rights have become a focus of attention across the country as millions of Americans wait to see if the highest court in America will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision at some point in the near future.
The national issue became a local flash point in a debate between Democratic Assemblymember Peter Abbate and his Conservative opponent Rosemary Mangino in Dyker Heights on Tuesday.
Describing herself as a “pro-life feminist,” Mangino said she is opposed to abortion as well as contraception. “I respect God. I will not be scared to speak out about that,” she told the audience at the debate, which was sponsored by the Dyker Heights Civic Association and held at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Dyker Heights.