Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Republican senators to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) because of Kennedy’s abortion views.

Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last week in the presidential election, on Thursday selected Kennedy, an environmental activist, to lead the country’s top health agency.

Pence, who served as vice president during Trump’s first administration, called on senators to reject Kennedy and approve an HHS secretary “who will respect the sanctity of life.”

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