Abigail Abrams

Abigail Abrams is a politics writer for TIME.

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Telehealth Companies Want Permanent Post-Pandemic Expansion of Services

Telehealth use exploded during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and virtual visits have become common for a wide range of medical services. But this was only possible because of regulations the government relaxed...

By Abigail Abrams

The Uncertain Future of the Anti-Abortion Movement

On a cold, clear weekend in January, tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists convened in Washington for their annual gathering, the March for Life. The mood was triumphant. In the next few months, the U.S....

By Abigail Abrams/Washington, D.C.

What Idaho's Texas-Style Abortion Ban Means for the Rest of the Country

Idaho became the first state on Monday to pass a bill modeled after Texas’ strict law that uses private citizens to enforce a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and to avoid...

By Abigail Abrams

Jennie Joseph Wants to Fix the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis One Midwife at a Time

Jennie Joseph walks into the exam room in her Winter Garden, Fla., birth center and unleashes a crinkly-eyed smile at her patient, who is 34 weeks pregnant, and her patient’s 4-year-old daughter. In a typical...

By Abigail Abrams

What Biden’s Silence on Abortion at State of the Union Means

Following abortion rights groups’ efforts to pressure President Joe Biden into speaking out in favor of reproductive rights in America, the President mentioned the topic just briefly on Tuesday during his first State of the...

By Abigail Abrams

Democrats Capitalize on Failure to Make Abortion Rights Law

A proposal to protect abortion access nationwide failed when it faced a procedural vote in the Senate on Monday. The final vote was 46-48 against the bill, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), meaning Democrats...

By Abigail Abrams

Abortion Rights Activists Say Biden Must Do More

As President Joe Biden prepares to give his first State of the Union address amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he faces a number of conflicts within his own party back at home—from battles over...

By Abigail Abrams

Abortion Pill Use Spikes As States and Courts Restrict Access

Abortion pills are now the most common method of ending a pregnancy in the United States for the first time since they were approved more than two decades ago, according to preliminary data released Thursday.The...

By Abigail Abrams

Hospitals: Nursing Agencies Are 'Exploiting'

In the 40 years that Jennie Kahn has worked as a registered nurse, the last two have been by far the most grueling.A lot of that is due to COVID-19, which transformed health care facilities,...

By Abby Vesoulis and Abigail Abrams

Senate Narrowly Confirms Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner

COVID-19 vaccines for kids, the opioid crisis, and abortion drugs are all on his agenda

By Abigail Abrams

States Push New Abortion Bans, Preempting the Supreme Court

As the Supreme Court weighs the high-profile case that could unwind Roe v. Wade—and, with it, the Constitutional right to abortion—conservative state lawmakers are introducing a wave of new bills aimed at limiting abortion at...

By Abigail Abrams

Why It's Still So Complicated to Get Free Home Covid Tests

This week, nearly two full years into the on-going pandemic, the Biden Administration told Americans that they would, at long last, be given access to free, rapid COVID-19 tests — a key tool in containing...

By Abigail Abrams

The Enormous Stakes of Biden's Vaccine Mandates at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is considering two Biden Administration vaccine mandates. Their decision carries immense implications for the federal government's power to regulate in uncertain times

By Abigail Abrams

Working to Reduce Overdoses As COVID-19 Rages

Emily Baldwin remembers the morning she realized that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to make her job more difficult. It was the spring of 2020, and the novel coronavirus was raging on the east coast...

By Abigail Abrams

Jane Roe's Oldest Daughter Talks Feminism, Abortion, and the Future of Roe v. Wade

It’s an extraordinary moment for abortion in America. For the first time in a generation, the Supreme Court is seriously reconsidering the landmark 1973 precedent that established the constitutional right to abortion, Roe v. Wade.Earlier...

By Abigail Abrams

Doctors Don’t Get Paid for Talking to Parents About Kids’ COVID-19 Vaccinations. Joe Biden Wants to Change That

For the last month, Dr. John Waits and his staff have asked the parents of any kid who walks into the clinic the same question: will the child have the COVID-19 vaccine?“Instantly you see the...

By Abigail Abrams

Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Stand. But Abortion Providers Can Challenge It

Supreme Court ruled Friday that SB 8, the Texas abortion law, can stand but that abortion providers can challenge it in lower courts

By Abigail Abrams

Why Free Rapid Covid Testing Is Complicated

The private insurance industry which will be required to cover the cost of rapid, over-the-counter tests. How exactly that works remains to be seen

By Abigail Abrams

Justices Seem Poised to Weaken Roe vs. Wade

Supreme Court justices seemed willing to either overturn Roe v. Wade or weaken the constitutional right to abortion during oral arguments.

By Abigail Abrams

A Case that Could Overturn Roe v. Wade Goes Before the Supreme Court

The outcome of the case could redefine the right to abortion in the United States and have profound implications not just for reproductive rights.

By Abigail Abrams
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