June 30, 2022 3:47pm EDT
Tim Kaine blames Supreme Court for violence against churches, pro-life clinics
Virginia senator's spokesperson calls widespread violence 'heartbreaking effect of the radical ruling'
By Jessica Chasmar | Fox News
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Thursday blamed the Supreme Court for the wave of political violence sweeping the country following its "radical" ruling last week overturning Roe v. Wade.
At least six Catholic churches have been targeted with arson and vandalism since the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the question of abortion for the states to decide.
Kaine, a Catholic, condemned the violence against churches through his spokesperson in a statement to Fox News Digital, but he ultimately blamed the high court’s ruling for sparking the violence.
"Senator Kaine has always condemned violence and vandalism," the statement read. "He voted a few weeks ago to provide enhanced protection for Supreme Court justices."
"Because of the Court’s shocking decision to strip away longstanding constitutional rights from women, we have seen an uptick in vandalism against churches and clinics and also violent physical attacks against pro-choice protestors," the statement continued. "All of these are a heartbreaking effect of the radical ruling."
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