Perdue promises pro-choice stance

janestancill — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:06:53 -0500

Gov. Beverly Perdue signaled to a feminist group this morning that she would be a stalwart defender of a woman’s right to an abortion.

"North Carolina is going to be a state where choice is safe under my watch," Perdue told about 230 people at a breakfast sponsored by Lillian's List, a pro choice group, reports Rob Christensen.

As the state's first woman governor, Perdue received a hero's welcome at the breakfast the Cardinal Club in downtown Raleigh. Perdue talked about a number of incidents when young girls or women said it meant so much to them that the glass ceiling had been broken.

But she told the women not to get overconfident because men still had a 4-1 margin in the legislature and women still earn only 78 cents on the $1 of what a man earns for performing the same job.

Perdue's voice was raspy. She said she has had a case of bronchitis for the past two weeks.

Also attending the event were former Gov. Jim Hunt, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, state Treasurer Janet Cowell and state Auditor Beth Wood.

Update: Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin also attended the event.

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