Abortion, to put it mildly, is an issue about which people of good conscience can disagree. And I understand the depth of the concern of people who oppose abortion rights.

But I'm appalled by the current campaign against a reasonable state bill called the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act.

Despite reports by City and other media, anti-choice activists continue to insist that the bill will allow dentists, podiatrists - even social workers and school nurses - to perform abortions. This is patently false.

A YouTube video being circulated by New Yorkers for Parental Rights contains that claim and other untruths. And the Parental Rights group adds a little Karl Rove touch, repeatedly referring to the bill as the "Spitzer bill" and sprinkling unflattering photographs of former Governor Eliot Spitzer through the video.

The Parental Rights group may argue that the photographs are appropriate, not inflammatory, since Spitzer introduced the bill when he was governor. Maybe they can explain why one of those photos shows Spitzer, with a goofy expression on his face, standing in front of a swimming pool wearing a swim suit. (At least they didn't show him wearing nothing but black socks.)