Originally published at National Catholic Register
Although Kennedy has supported legal abortion for his entire public career, he told pro-life senators in closed-door meetings that he would oppose taxpayer funds for abortion domestically and abroad and restore conscience protections.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reassuring Republican senators that he will back certain pro-life policies if the Senate confirms him to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In November, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy to serve as the United States secretary of the HHS, a position that requires Senate confirmation. HHS oversees 10 agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Kennedy is a former Democrat. He ran for president as an Independent in 2024 before dropping out and endorsing Trump.
Although Kennedy has supported legal abortion for his entire public career, he told pro-life senators in closed-door meetings that he would oppose taxpayer funds for abortion domestically and abroad and restore conscience protections.
“Today I got to sit down with [Kennedy] — we had a substantive discussion about American healthcare … [and] a good discussion, at length, about pro-life policies at HHS,” Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, said in
