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  Anti-abortion Groups Split Over RFK Jr . After Pence Opposed Trump's choice Two conservative groups opposing abortion rights have announced they support President- Elect Donald Trump's choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services after former Vice President Mike Pence criticized the choice over abortion concerns. If this position is confirmed , Kennedy will have broad authority over a number of agencies that could directly affect access to abortion across the country , including the Food and Drug Administration and the Medicare and Medicaid Service Center . In a Friday post , Pence criticized Kennedy's choice as "the most abortion - supporting Republican in modern history has appointed hhs secretary ." " "On behalf of tens of millions of pro-life Americans, we respectfully urge Senate Republicans to reject this nomination and give the American people a leader who respects the dignity of life," Pence said in a...