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[PunkinPi]

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[KansDem]

1. Sen. Tim Kaine, "On the Issues: Abortion"

Promote abstinence; ban partial-birth abortion. (Nov 2005)
I have a faith-based opposition to abortion. (Nov 2005)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Tim_Kaine.htm

[FSogol]

3. Kaine on Abortion

Timothy Kaine. Issue Position: Individual Rights. 1 January 2012. "I strongly support the right of women to make their own health and reproductive decisions and, for that reason, will oppose efforts to weaken or subvert the basic holding of Roe v. Wade. We all share the goal of reducing unwanted pregnancies and abortions. The right way to do this is through education and access to health care and contraception rather than criminalizing women's reproductive decisions." (votesmart.org)

[FSogol]

2. Yet Planned Parenthood gave him a 100% lifetime rating.

https://votesmart.org/candidate/50772/tim-kaine#.V2rR_6LGDE8

He's personally against abortion, but has always voted to protect a woman's right to chose.
He shouldn't be faulted for that.

[PunkinPi]

4. While that's true, he waffles a bit too much for me...

like the inclusion of the "Choose Life" license plates when he was governor. I've voted for him, even met him, but I'd prefer a stronger advocate on choice, ymmv.

[FSogol]

5. I hate those plates too, but Free speech means putting up with others opinions sometimes.

Abortion
2016 Planned Parenthood Action Fund - Positions (Lifetime) [6/17] 100%
2015 Democrats for Life of America - Positions 20%
2015 NARAL Pro-Choice America - Positions 100%
2015 National Right to Life Committee - Positions 0%
2015 Planned Parenthood Action Fund - Lifetime Score 100%
2015 Population Connection - Positions 100%
2014 NARAL Pro-Choice America - Positions 100%
2014 National Right to Life Committee - Positions (June 4, 2014) 0%
2013-2014 Campaign for Working Families - Positions 0%
2013-2014 National Right to Life Committee - Positions (113th Congress, full session) 0%
2013 NARAL Pro-Choice America - Positions 100%
2013 National Right to Life Committee - Positions (Jan. 14, 2014) 0%

Kaine gets a bad rap. He's a good Democrat.
Remember that Joe Biden has the exact same viewpoint.

[PunkinPi]

6. I get the free speech argument...

but I wish a democrat hadn't been the one to okay those plates. Like I said, ymmv, and it wouldn't stop me from voting for HRC if she should choose him as VP.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. Was there really a need for a second thread with the exact same article?

[PunkinPi]

8. Sorry, I must've missed the first one.

Will self delete.

Original thread, should one wish to comment: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512212188