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‘Every Abortion Is A Tragedy’: RFK Jr. Tells GOP Sen He’ll Follow Trump’s Lead On Policy Moves
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assured Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would follow President Donald Trump’s policies on abortion if confirmed.
Key GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.
RFK Jr. faces little GOP resistance in key confirmation test
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a grilling from Democrats over his past as an anti-vaccine activist and his waffling stance on abortion, but Republicans went easy on President Trump’s pick to lead the
Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on vaccine comments, abortion
Kennedy, a Democrat who ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, now faces two separate confirmation grillings over his controversial views -- on everything from vaccines to abortion -- that have both Republicans and Democrats raising concerns.
RFK Jr tells lawmakers that ‘every abortion is a tragedy’ at confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told lawmakers that he agrees that 'every abortion is a tragedy.'
RFK Jr. Challenged on Past Statements About Lyme Disease, Abortion
HHS secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “every abortion is a tragedy” when asked about a previous comment in which he said he supported abortion up to full-term.
We Just Got a Big Signal About Trump’s Abortion Plans
In the early days of his second term in office, Donald Trump has been cagey about where his administration will take abortion ...
House Republicans pass ‘born-alive’ abortion bill
House Republicans on Thursday passed their version of a “born-alive” abortion bill one day after Democrats blocked the Senate ...
Texas Republicans look to crack down on abortion pills in 2025 session. Here's how.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life ...
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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Texas’ Abortion Ban Is Forcing Children Under 12 to Travel Out-of-State for Care
Nonetheless, Texas’ abortion ban, which threatens providers with life in prison among other steep penalties, offers no exception for rape. One year before Roe, in September 2021, the state enacted SB ...
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Missouri voters protected abortion up to 'fetal viability.' Now GOP lawmakers want to define that
The constitutional amendment approved by Missouri voters protects abortion access until the point of fetal viability, when a ...
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Democrats push to scrap Arizona abortion limits despite GOP majority
On the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Arizona Democrats called on their Republican colleagues to support repealing ...
Missouri still without abortion access 12 weeks after vote. What’s behind the holdup?
Planned Parenthood hopes a Jackson County judge will reconsider a December decision that kept some abortion restrictions in ...
Just how partisan are the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court? Here are the details.
Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme ...