Sen. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat, confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his insistence on falsely linking vaccines to autism, saying the issue was a deeply personal one for her.

The New Hampshire senator's son, who lives with severe cerebral palsy, inspired her viral moment in Thursday's hearing for President Trump's nominee for health secretary.

The New Hampshire Democrat described raising a son with severe cerebral palsy and ripped Kennedy for "relitigating" settled science on autism.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate Health Committee on Thursday morning for a second day of confirmation hearings, after testifying before the Senare Finance Committee on Wednesday.

At times, the questioning at Thursday’s hearing also got intensely personal. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, criticized Kennedy for his belief in a link between autism and vaccines. She also shared her struggles as a mother who has spent decades wondering what caused her 36-year-old son's cerebral palsy.

Senator Maggie Hassan, while questioning President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, disclosed that she is the mother of a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy.

The time Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent in New Hampshire as a presidential candidate became the subject of key moments during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

For Sen. Maggie Hassan, the falsehoods that have been spread about any link between vaccines and autism are beyond the pale—and hit close to home. The Democratic senator from New Hampshire on Thursday confronted one of the most influential disseminators of this conspiracy theory,

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan fought back tears as she confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his unwillingness to completely disavow past statements pushing the scientifically-refuted claim that vaccines cause autism—making a striking personal revelation in the process.

Senator Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire, assailed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republicans for asserting that science around autism and vaccines wasn’t settled.

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for seemingly switching up from his pro-choice views since aligning with President Donald Trump.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny Wednesday on Capitol Hill as he sought confirmation for the role of Health and Human Services secretary.