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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', B.A.{{BA}}, J.D.{{JD}}, M. Laws, ({{LifeData|birth=1954-01-17|birthplace=Washington, D.C.|birthcountry=[[USA]]|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) is a scion of the very wealthy and prominent Kennedy political family of Massachusetts. <b>'''Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.</b> ''' is also known as <b>'''Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.</b>''', <b>'''Bobby Kennedy, Jr.</b>''', and <b>'''RFK, Jr.</b> ''' His uncle was the late President John F. Kennedy and his father was the late Robert F. Kennedy who served as Attorney-General of the [[United States]].
The Kennedy family has historically been associated with the Democrat Party, but RFK, Jr. resigned from the Democrat Party in 2023, became an independent, and then supported Donald Trump for President.
==Children's Health Defense==
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the founder, chairman, and chief legal officer of [[Children's Health Defense]]<sup>®</sup>.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://childrenshealthdefense.org/about-us/our-team/?itm_term=homehero
==Secretary of Health and Human Services==
President-elect Donald J. Trump has appointed made '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' to be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. If his appointment is ratified by the Senate, he would take office on as of 20 January 2025. He has proposed far reaching changes in American health care with a goal of improving the health of Americans. "RFK Jr. announced that the Trump administration would immediately fire and replace 600 National Institutes of Health officials."<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Allen
|first=Arthur
|doi=
|accessdate=2024-11-22
}}</ref> Kennedy's appointment was ratified by the United States Senate on 13 February 2025.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00052.htm Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session], United States Senate</ref>
Kennedy has claimed that boys who are [[circumcised]] early have twice the rate of autism, but "highly likely" due to distribution of Tylenol<ref>{{REFnews
|title=RFK, Jr., Says Tylenol Use for Circumcision Causes Autism. Here’s Why That Claim Is Flawed
|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-cites-truly-appalling-studies-to-tie-autism-to-circumcision-and/
|website=Scientific American
|date=2025-10-09
|accessdate=2025-10-25
}}</ref><ref>{{REFnews
|title=Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism
|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/reupping-unproven-claims-about-tylenol-kennedy-claims-a-link-between-circumcision-and-autism
|website=PBS News
|date=2025-10-10
|accessdate=2025-10-25
}}</ref><ref>{{REFnews
|title=RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism
|url=https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/rfk-jr-s-inaccurate-claims-about-tylenol-circumcision-and-autism/
|website=FactCheck.org
|date=2025-10-21
|accessdate=2025-10-25
}}</ref> to infants following the procedure, not due to the procedure itself.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Circumcised boys more likely to be autistic, RFK Jr claims
|url=https://archive.is/OKBsv#selection-2265.4-2265.65
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|publisher=The Telegraph
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Hirota & King (2023) had previously reported the incidence of autism spectrum disorder was 3.7% in males as compared to 0.9 % in females or a little more than 4 times that of females.<ref name="hirota2023">{{REFjournal
|last=Hirota
|first=
|init=T
|author-link=
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|title=Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review
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|journal=JAMA
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|date=2023-01-10
|volume=329
|issue=2
|article=
|page=
|pages=147-68
|url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2800182?guestAccessKey=ed7c3ab4-13c4-4e61-b07d-9450c0aa0221
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|quote=This study confirms that circumcision of the newborn causes severe and persistent pain. Acetaminophen was not found to ameliorate either the intraoperative or the immediate postoperative pain of circumcision, although it seems that it may provide some benefit after the immediate postoperative period.
|pubmedID=36625807
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.1001/jama.2022.23661
|accessdate=2023-01-13
}}</ref>
[[Morten Frisch|Frisch]] & Simonsen (2015) made the hypothesis that boys who undergo ritual [[circumcision]] may run a greater risk of developing ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).<ref>{{FrischM SimonsenJ 2015}}</ref>
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==VideoVideos==
===Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?===
<youtube>v=d8YUweu2tkU&list=RDNSd8YUweu2tkU&start_radio=1</youtube>
===Dr. Oz reacts to RFK, Jr’s Health and Human Services nomination===
<youtube>v=XlDc2u_PGh8</youtube>
===RFK, Jr. reveals plans to fire 600 federal health officials===
<youtube>v=9hozHzH5QjY</youtube>
===RFK Jr. Just Made Circumcision a National Debate MAHA===
[[Intaction]] has released a video (31 October 2025) which states that RFK, Jr. said he thinks that [[circumcision]] may not be a good idea.
<youtube>v=NS2wKibSYek</youtube>
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* {{URLwebsite|https://www.kennedymadonna.com/|2024-11-21}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.|Robert F. Kennedy Jr.}}
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