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Tim Kaine vice presidential campaign, 2016/Abortion
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See what Tim Kaine and the 2016 Democratic Party Platform said about abortion below.
Kaine on abortion
- Tim Kaine discussed abortion rights and his Catholic faith in a September 16, 2016, interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep. Kaine said that he has consistently supported parental consent if a minor seeks an abortion. He continued, "But you need to provide a mechanism if the child is in abusive relationship or something like that, where there can be a court hearing to determine whether the youngster is, you know, basically mature enough to make that choice on her own. That's a rule that a lot of groups, you know, wish was not in place. I supported it. I haven't really changed my view on that. I really basically support the holding of Roe v. Wade, which says, especially early in pregnancy, women get to make this decision on their own. Government can't burden that choice. But Roe v. Wade did acknowledge that there can be some rules. And there have been some rules that I've supported but others I've opposed."[1]
- Tim Kaine expressed support for the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the funding of abortion services with federal taxpayer money, in an interview that aired on CNN on July 31, 2016. When asked to explain why Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said a week earlier that he would “stand with Secretary Clinton to defend a woman's right to choose, to repeal the Hyde Amendment," Kaine said, “That is not accurate and I don't think Robby has said that.”[2]
- Kaine received 100 percent "pro-choice" ratings from NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood. He has voted against abortion restrictions, including "a ban on public funding for elective abortion under the Affordable Care Act and a ban on most abortions after the fifth month of pregnancy."[3][4]
- Kaine discussed the balance between his personal opposition to abortion and his public policy record in favor of legalized abortion in an interview on "Meet the Press" on June 26, 2016, saying, "I would say people use labels all the time, but I'm kind of a traditional Catholic: Personally I'm opposed to abortion, and personally I'm opposed to the death penalty." He continued, "I deeply believe—and not just as a matter of politics, but even as a matter of morality—that matters about reproduction and intimacy and relationships and contraception are in the personal realm. They're moral decisions for individuals to make for themselves. And the last thing we need is government intruding into those personal decisions."[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ NPR, "VP Pick Tim Kaine's Stand On Abortion Is At Odds With Catholic Teachings," September 16, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Kaine breaks with Clinton on abortion provision," August 1, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Tim Kaine describes 'very emotional moment' of Hillary Clinton's DNC speech," July 29, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "Pro-abortion rights groups give Kaine nod of approval," July 22, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, “10 things you should know about Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's new running mate,” July 22, 2016
- ↑ Democratic Party, "The 2016 Democratic Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
