RFK Jr. Draws Worry on Abortion Limits Despite Past Support (1)

Jan. 27, 2025, 10:05 AM UTCUpdated: Jan. 27, 2025, 7:47 PM UTC

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to abortion policy under the Trump administration is a lingering question for reproductive rights watchers despite his past stance on the issue, as Senate hearings are set this week to test his readiness to lead the nation’s top health agency.

President Donald Trump‘s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a vaccine skeptic who previously voiced pro-abortion policy positions, will go before the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 29, and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee the following day. Lawmakers are likely to grill Kennedy on how he’ll lead the ...

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