Cherie Sabini , a college student living in Washington, D.C., confronts AJ Hurley , an anti-abortion activist, in front of the US Supreme Court during a march in support of abortion rights on Jan. 22, 2023, the 50th anniversary of.
Supporting abortion access and the desire to legally protect oneself during a confusing time are both causes near to my heart. But, there’s one problem with the “camping” phenomenon: Interstate travel for abortion is still legal. Yet, the “camping” myth persists—and my students largely bought into it.
Recently, I designed a Kahoot—an online group trivia game currently popular with teachers and students—about abortion myths for my introductory women’s studies students. One of the most missed answers was a question asking whether it was permissible to travel out of Georgia, where we live, for an abortion. Many students revealed in further discussion that they thought interstate travel was illegal post-. Another commonly missed question was about whether abortion is legal in Georgia.
Spending so much time debunking abortion myths, means we miss out on in-depth explorations of topics like feminist arguments in favor of abortion, histories of pro-abortion organizing, and the limits of a singular focus on abortion when we think about reproductive injustice.