Pence says he opposes RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary because of his stance on abortion

Former Vice President Mike Pence connected Friday made his absorption to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s information to pb the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unequivocal. 

"The Trump-Pence medication was unapologetically pro-life for our 4 years successful office. There are hundreds of decisions made astatine HHS each time that either pb our federation toward a respect for beingness oregon distant from it, and HHS nether our medication ever stood for life," Pence said successful a lengthy connection connected the website for his Advancing American Freedom nonprofit Friday. 

"I judge the information of RFK Jr. to service arsenic Secretary of HHS is an abrupt departure from the pro-life grounds of our medication and should beryllium profoundly concerning to millions of Pro-Life Americans who person supported the Republican Party and our nominees for decades."

Pence claimed Kennedy has "defended abortion connected demand during each 9 months of pregnancy" for the bulk of his vocation and supports overturning the Dobbs determination and codifying Roe v. Wade. 

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Former Vice President Mike Pence said helium opposes Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s information to pb the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

"If confirmed, RFK, Jr. would beryllium the astir pro-abortion Republican appointed caput of HHS successful modern history," Pence wrote. 

President-elect Trump connected Thursday announced helium was nominating Kennedy to caput the bureau arsenic helium had said helium would during the campaign. 

"I americium thrilled to denote Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arsenic The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For excessively long, Americans person been crushed by the concern nutrient analyzable and cause companies who person engaged successful deception, misinformation, and disinformation erstwhile it comes to Public Health," Trump said successful his announcement. 

President-elect Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to pb HHS this week.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Kennedy was often seen with Trump successful the past mates of months of the run aft helium dropped his autarkic bid for the White House and endorsed the Republican nominee. 

Pence, who served arsenic Trump’s vice president during Trump's archetypal term, didn’t tally with him again successful 2024 and declined to endorse Trump. 

Kennedy has flip-flopped connected abortion. In May, helium said a pistillate should beryllium capable to person an termination erstwhile she’s afloat term, which helium aboriginal walked back, saying determination should beryllium restrictions astatine immoderate constituent successful the pregnancy. And past twelvemonth helium said helium supported a 15-week prohibition connected termination earlier his run said helium misspoke. 

Pence served arsenic President-elect Trump's vice president during Trump's archetypal term.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

On his run website, helium said helium would enactment authorities to overturn the Dobbs decision, according to The Hill. 

Last month, Trump said helium would veto immoderate effort astatine a nationalist termination ban, saying it’s an contented for the states. 

Liberals are besides acrophobic astir Kennedy’s information owed to his arguable stances connected vaccines, fluoride successful water and different issues. 

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to Kennedy for comment.