There is another article on FreeRepublic where an aide from Durbin's office denied what Turley wrote concerning recusal. I think it was from the NRO.
Who do we believe? I do not think that Roberts would say something so "stupid" as to recuse himself from abortion cases. I believe the NRO article wrote that Roberts said that he could keep his personal views out of his judgments.
I'd believe NRO over NY Times in a NY minute.
Maybe Roberts said that if he felt that his personal views would cause him to be unable to fairly apply the law as a matter of conscience, he would recuse himself. What do you think? Of course, such a recusal on those grounds has NEVER happened, ever, so far as I know. Judges always feel they can be fair, always. They sometimes recuse themselves on the basis on conflict on interest given the parties involved. That is about it.