RFK Jr. Says He’ll Follow Trump’s Lead on Abortion
RFK Jr.'s stance on abortion has put him at odds with the conservative Trump Administration. But his views are changing.
Republicans back RFK Jr. despite years of support for abortion rights
Conservative Republicans seem to be embracing health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. out of loyalty to President Donald Trump.
RFK Jr pressed by Democratic senators on issues like government-run healthcare, abortion
President Trump’s nominees for Health secretary, Commerce secretary, and Small Business Administration administrator are testifying before Senate committees, while Pam Bondi, Trump's choice for attorney general,
RFK Jr. clashes with Democrats over past comments about vaccines, abortion rights
Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary,
RFK Jr. faces questions on past anti-vaccine statements, abortion in confirmation hearing to be HHS secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.
RFK Jr. faces tough questions on vaccine, abortion stance in confirmation hearing
A longtime environmental lawyer with no experience working in public health administration or medicine, Kennedy is known for his work in questioning the safety and efficacy of vaccines, including encouraging parents not to adhere to vaccination recommendations and helping to sue a vaccine manufacturer for what he alleged was marketing fraud.
RFK Jr. Faces Tough Questions at First Confirmation Hearing
Kennedy Jr. faced a plethora of tough questions on vaccines, abortion and public health policy during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
RFK Jr. Sidesteps Question on Past Abortion Comments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sidestepped a question about his past support for abortion rights. Bennet asked Kennedy about a previous comment in which he said he supported abortion up to full-term. “I believe every abortion is a tragedy,
RFK Jr. faces blistering questions on vaccines, abortion from Democrats
The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.
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Mont., asked Kennedy if he would take action to review the regulatory actions behind the abortion drug mifepristone. Mifepristone is an oral drug typically used in combination with another drug, misoprostol,
RFK Jr. Grilled on Vaccines, Abortion: What's Next for Trump's HHS Pick
President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced pointed questions from Democrats on his stance on vaccines and other issues. WSJ’s Kristina Peterson breaks down his confirmation hearing performance.
Trump's Executive Order on Gender Includes an Attack on Abortion Rights
Ilyse Hogue explains the connection between Trump's executive order on gender and Republican's anti-abortion agenda.
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Trump's pardon for anti-abortion protesters sends a clear signal to extremists
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What Is Mifepristone, the Abortion Drug at Issue in the Hearing?
A key issue in the hearing has been whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would increase scrutiny of the abortion drug mifepristone ...
Trump’s Careful Abortion Calculus
One of the Trump administration’s actions that supporters of abortion rights found most alarming — and that opponents were ...
Polish appeals court to rule next month in abortion case which activists say could set a precedent
An appeals court in Poland says that it will rule next month in the case of a women’s rights activist convicted in 2023 of providing another woman with abortion pills.
Deeply disturbing statistics show Texas children under the age of 11 left state for abortion in 2023
Newly released statistics from 2023 show that minors in Texas are traveling out of the state to have abortions and the ...
Texas' abortion ban, among the strictest in the U.S., could get even stricter
Texas already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Anti-abortion advocates are working to close the ...