Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed he supports killing unborn babies in abortions during a townhall meeting Tuesday in New Hampshire.
Kennedy, who hopes to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic Party nomination, has not spoken much about abortion. His campaign portrays him as a political moderate who hopes to reunite Americans and end the growing political division.
Responding to a voter’s question Tuesday, Kennedy said he is “pro-choice” and supports “bodily autonomy,” WMUR 9 News reports.
“The only thing I can say to you on that issue is that I’m pro-choice,” Kennedy said when asked for a reason why pro-life voters should support him. “I don’t think there’s anybody in this country who’s worked harder for medical freedom, for bodily autonomy than me.”
His campaign made a similar comment to Newsweek in May.
Kennedy “believes strongly in the principle of bodily autonomy, whether the issue is abortion or medical mandates,” the spokesperson said. “He will keep government away from women’s childbearing choices. The moral issues are best left to the woman, her family and her religious community.”
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Typically, this means a candidate supports laws that allow unborn babies to be aborted for any reason up to birth, without limits.
Kennedy’s campaign website does not mention specific abortion policy, but it does attempt to take a more moderate approach to the issue. The website suggests “dead fetuses” are a tragedy and acknowledges that pro-lifers have a “legitimate moral position.” It also promises Kennedy will listen to pro-lifers’ concerns.
“Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has clear positions on most of today’s divisive trigger issues like abortion, guns, and immigration, but he knows that both sides have legitimate concerns and legitimate moral positions,” it states. “No one is deplorable.”
It continues: “Few relish the thought of dead fetuses, nor do they want to force women to have unwanted babies. … [Kennedy] will model careful listening, and create conditions where each group can hear the stories of the other. He will lead the way toward national reconciliation, respectful dialog, and willingness to change, to grow and to forgive.”
Kennedy is a lawyer and the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy.
