By Hendrik van der Breggen, The Stream - When it comes to abortion, it’s time for adults to stop sleeping and start thinking... Essential Health Care?.. According to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, “Abortion is an essential health care service.”... No, it’s not... Dr. Kendra Kolb, a neonatologist, stated this in 2019: There is no medical reason why the life of the child must be directly and intentionally ended with an abortion procedure.