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The end of Roe and what it might mean for American higher education
I do appeal to educators across the nation to think, seriously and urgently: With the landscape for women’s reproductive rights changed, what will your institution do to prevent the erosion of women’s hard-won achievements in higher education?
This morning the United States Supreme Court ruled against Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision which legalized abortion for the nation.
I have many thoughts and reactions to this. I view this Dobbs decision as a disaster for America, especially for women. As someone who’s always been pro-choice, many of those thoughts and reactions involve swearing. I have also spent the day supporting my outraged family, while trying to help as many friends as I can. We are planning next steps of various kinds. I have also been trying to share helpful information online.
(Information: Wired has a post-Roe resources article. We Won’t Go Back hosts a map of planned, upcoming protests. Amnesty International USA offers a web page to help you easily create letters to governors, as well as a community organizing service, I think. And Jia Tolentino has a rich, impassioned, powerful, and sobering article.)
Now, in this post, I want to do something else. I’d like to contribute what I can to the crisis. I’m not a lawyer, nor a medical professional, nor a politician. What I am is a futurist, with knowledge of colleges and universities. I’d like to bring those forecasting…
