 Ophira Yeshkel, a then spokesman for Northam, said at the time that he was only trying to describe the tragic or difficult circumstances often involved in late-term abortion. Quote, Attempts to extrapolate these comments otherwise is in bad faith and underscores exactly why the governor believes physicians and women, not legislators, should make these difficult and deeply personal medical decisions. That's what Bob was talking about. That the truth is the whole and the comments are mischaracterized.