Author

Carmel Shachar

  • Blog Symposia

    Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

    This post launches a Digital Symposium on The Future of Telehealth Regulation, edited by Carmel Shachar, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at the Center for…

    Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

    By

    Carmel Shachar

  • Abortion

    Why Must Abortion Providers Needlessly Travel to Texas?

    The practitioners most likely to provide abortion services are being asked to travel to a state with a legal regimen that is particularly hostile to them.

    Why Must Abortion Providers Needlessly Travel to Texas?

    By

    Carmel Shachar

    Austin, TX, USA - Oct. 2, 2021: Participants at the Women's March rally at the Capitol protest SB 8, Texas' abortion law that effectively bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
  • Abortion

    The Only Moral Abortion is…

    When we focus on “blameless” abortions, we cede ground on this issue, by playing into the notion that some abortions are more justified than others.

    The Only Moral Abortion is…

    By

    Carmel Shachar

    Asbury Park, NJ - January 21, 2017: "My Body My Choice" sign at Women's March and worldwide protest.
  • Carmel Shachar

    Reconsidering Mask Mandates

    Removing mask requirements means rejecting yet another public health tool to control the pandemic and protect our health care system.

    Reconsidering Mask Mandates

    By

    Carmel Shachar

    children wearing masks.