Statement from Ashely Underwood, director of Equity Forward, on Trump's announcement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS Secretary
“Equity Forward was founded in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election of Donald Trump and closely tracked the damage he, and his cabinet members, inflicted on people.
Under Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services, which is meant to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, was instead a source of incredible harm. Not only did it obliterate federal support for birth control but it also implemented the horrific child separation policy, which will leave children and families with lifelong emotional damage.
It was hard to imagine the policies at HHS being worse than they were last time around but if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed, there is no doubt the results will be catastrophic and the impact will be felt by all of us.”