Sen. Josh Hawley said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, told him he was “open” to reimposing some restrictions on access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Hawley, a staunch ally of the anti-abortion movement, said Kennedy’s remarks were made in a private conversation he had with Kennedy on Tuesday. The potential health secretary has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill, meeting with the senators who will eventually decide whether to confirm him to the role.
“I signaled my view that it was my hope that he would return to what was the rule under President Trump, which is that mifepristone should have in-person dispensing requirements, and he said that he was open to that,” Hawley told reporters Wednesday. “He indicated to me he wanted to support the president’s pro-life agenda.”