That's a classic misstatement/misquote by one dish
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He supports 'freedom of choice'. That IS the opposing position to 'right to life'.
IF you had wife or daughter impregnated though rape or incest, or if the life of the mother was threatened by the pregnancy, would YOU insist on carrying to term, or would you want a choice for YOUR own blood?
Kaine's own, actual, words:
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Don't weaken or subvert the basic holding of Roe v. Wade
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.
Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, kaineforva.com , Oct 9, 2012
Don't deny privacy to women making health care decisions
[As governor], we worked with Democrats, Republicans and independents to get results. Over the last four years, the GOP pushed ideology and wedge issues.
Last week, they passed a platform demanding privacy for Super PACs and denying privacy to women making health care decisions. Meanwhile, Democrats fought for the middle class.
Source: 2012 Democratic National Convention speech , Sep 4, 2012