RFK Jr faces questions about U-turn on abortion in US Senate hearing

Health secretary nominee once identified as pro-choice' but said he agrees with Trump every abortion is a tragedy'

Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's nominee for health secretary, faced questions about his about-face on reproductive rights in a US Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Kennedy identified as pro-choice" during his presidential campaign as a Democrat, but said repeatedly in Wednesday's hearing for secretary of health and human services (HHS) that he agreed with Trump that every abortion is a tragedy".