Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to end all funding for National Institutes of Health research using the bodies of aborted babies.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary made the promise during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Kennedy was asked about the funding by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley.
Hawley began, “Under the first Trump presidency, HHS stopped new NIH research that involved human fetal tissue from elective abortions. Now you were asked about this sort of tangentially yesterday by Sen. Cantwell, and I want to get your quote right. You said to her…,‘Stem cell research today can be done on umbilical cords, and you don’t need any fetal tissue,’ which is correct.”
“My question to you is, will you reinstate President Trump’s policy that ensures that no federal research and no federal tax dollars is conducted on fetal tissue taken from elective abortions?” the senator continued.
Kennedy responded, “Yes.”
RFK Jr. just told me he’ll stop funding for any NIH research using fetal tissue from abortions pic.twitter.com/X6F5u4ZCJy
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 30, 2025
Though he leans pro-choice, Kennedy also vowed to support President Trump’s pro-life policies and positions.
BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “I agree with President Trump that every abortion is a tragedy. I agree with him that we cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year.” pic.twitter.com/wZK3cb03Qo
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) January 29, 2025
“I agree with President Trump that every abortion is a tragedy. I agree with him that we cannot be a moral nation if we have 1.2 million abortions a year,” Kennedy said.
“I agree with him that the states should control abortion. President Trump has told me that he wants to end late-term abortions, and he wants to protect conscious exemptions, and that he wants to end federal funding for abortions here and abroad. That’s title X. I serve at the pleasure of the president — I’m going to implement his policies.”
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