Virginia’s Planned Parenthood chapter announced its support of Democrat Creigh Deeds in the governor’s race while blasting his Republican opponent, Bob McDonnell, a chancy endorsement in a race in which both candidates are running to the political middle.

The reproductive health organization, which is the nation’s leading provider of abortions, cited in the endorsement the rural state senator’s “consistent voting record in favor of protecting reproductive choice, access to emergency contraception and women’s health.”