Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he didn’t know if women in some states would be entitled to emergency care for an incomplete miscarriage under a law that guarantees services regardless of the ability to pay.

RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.

Past statements attributed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding vaccine safety were in focus Wednesday during his confirmation hearing to become the top health official in the United States.

The health committee chairman, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., also has expressed concerns about Kennedy's anti-vaccine work. A physician, Cassidy said earlier this month he “had a frank conversation” and “spoke about vaccines at length” with Kennedy. On Tuesday, Cassidy told reporters that he is still unsure if he is backing Trump’s nominee.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is appearing before the Senate Committee on Finance on Wednesday as he seeks confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Department of Health and Human Services, will tell a Senate Committee Wednesday that he wasn’t anti-vaccine, he was “pro-safety.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stressed during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing that he is not inherently against vaccines in a bid to reassure members of the committee that he is worthy of being confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before the Senate Wednesday morning in his bid to be President Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services. See Kennedy's full opening statement.

What to know from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s hearings before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Thursday.