Abigail Abrams

Abigail Abrams is a politics writer for TIME.

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Democrats Are Telling Abortion Stories on the Campaign Trail

Though politicians at all levels have been talking about abortion in new ways, nowhere is that more true than in state legislative races.

By Abigail Abrams

Voters' Top Issue Is the Economy, But Democrats Hope Abortion Will Resonate More

"There is pretty strong evidence to suggest that abortion is going to be a very important issue at the ballot box."

By Abigail Abrams/Eastpointe, Mich.

The Abortion-Rights Messages That Resonate With Men

Dad channels, bros, and male messengers: advocates and campaigners are adjusting their strategies to win over male voters with abortion-rights messages.

By Abigail Abrams

Michigan Is Fighting One of the Most Significant Abortion Battles in the Country

While five states have ballot measures related to abortion in November, Michigan’s will have the most direct impact.

By Abigail Abrams/Wyoming, Mich.

The Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Changed the Doctor-Patient Relationship

More than a dozen doctors, health care lawyers, and hospital ethics committee members in nine states share their challenges in approaching abortion care.

By Abigail Abrams

Abortion is Central to Oregon's All-Women Governors' Race

The race has turned into something of a referendum on the effectiveness of candidates' messaging on abortion post-Roe v. Wade.

By Abigail Abrams

Where Abortion Is Literally on the Ballot in 2022

Six states have amendments or measures affecting abortion on the ballot.

By Abigail Abrams

None of these Major Midterm Campaign Websites Are Fully Accessible to Disabled Voters

“It just is a great concern when access to communication is denied to a certain population.”

By Abigail Abrams

Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren Presses Crisis Pregnancy Centers on Abortion Data Gathering

Senate Democrats are asking the country’s largest network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers to provide information about how it gathers, protects, and shares the personal data of pregnant people

By Abigail Abrams

Veterans Affairs' New Policy to Provide Abortions Sets Off Battle With Conservative States

Republican lawmakers vow to fight the policy that the VA will provide abortion services even in states that have outlawed the procedure.

By Abigail Abrams

Republicans Are Divided Over How Extreme to Make Their New Abortion Bans

As Republicans debate these policies, they're deciding for the first time since the 1970s what abortion looks like in America without a guaranteed right to the procedure.

By Abigail Abrams

Lindsey Graham Proposes National 15-Week Abortion Ban

It's the biggest step by Republicans to restrict abortion on a federal level since Roe v. Wade fell.

By Abigail Abrams

An Ohio Woman Was Forced to Travel Out of State for an Abortion

Tara George was excited to be pregnant. But when complications arose, she joined a growing number of women throughout the country who have been caught in a shifting legal landscape over abortion.

By Abigail Abrams

Does Federal Law Protect Abortions in Medical Emergencies?

Upcoming cases in Texas and Idaho have major stakes for whether pregnant patients can get emergency abortions in states with bans.

By Abigail Abrams

How Trump Judges Limit Biden Executive Orders

Inside the White House, there’s a growing reluctance to take executive orders much further, partly out of concern that it could backfire.

By Brian Bennett and Abigail Abrams

How the Inflation Reduction Act Could Lower Your Drug Costs

The House on Friday passed the broad climate, tax, and health care package that the Senate passed over the weekend, delivering key pieces of President Joe Biden's stalled economic agenda.

By Abigail Abrams

Kansas Abortion Vote Offers Roadmap for Future of Access

Kansas’ Aug. 2 primary election marked the first major win for abortion rights supporters since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

By Abigail Abrams and Madeleine Carlisle

Doctors with Disabilities Push Change in Medicine

A movement is trying to make health care more inclusive of people with disabilities as Long Covid looms.

By Abigail Abrams

Kansas Abortion Vote Offers First Test of New Post-Roe Battleground: State Constitutions

The Aug. 2 vote will mark the first time the issue of abortion has been on the ballot since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

By Madeleine Carlisle/Overland Park, KS and Abigail Abrams

Planned Parenthood CEO Discusses The Post-Roe Fight For Abortion Access–And The “Opportunity To Reimagine… Something Better”

(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.)When the Supreme Court released its decision overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, Alexis McGill Johnson was ready. As...

By Abigail Abrams
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