Abortion is weakness for Clinton VP favorite

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The Hill:

Abortion is weakness for Clinton VP favorite

By Peter Sullivan - 06/22/16 06:00 AM EDT

 

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is generally seen as a safe vice presidential pick for Hillary Clinton.

 

A white man fluent in Spanish and from a swing state, Kaine is a former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman.

 

He’d provide some balance to the Clinton ticket and give her a running mate many see as an ideal partner in government.

 

There’s only one big problem with picking Kaine: abortion.

 

While Kaine does not back overturning the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, he is personally opposed to the practice and has backed controversial restrictions, such as parental ­notification laws and a ban on late-term abortions.

 

A range of groups supporting abortion rights, including EMILY’s List, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood, declined to comment or did not respond to inquiries when asked if they had concerns about Kaine’s record on abortion — a silence that suggests there are Clinton picks they’d prefer to Kaine, who is reportedly being vetted for the position.