Well, That Sure Took a Turn

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Research Article| October 01 2023 Well, That Sure Took a Turn: Teaching Reproductive Justice in Introduction to Women’s Studies Lauren Whatley Lauren Whatley Lauren Whatley is currently a doctoral student of Instructional Leadership at the University of Alabama. email: lawhatley@ua.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar email: lawhatley@ua.edu Journal of Autoethnography (2023) 4 (4): 554–558. https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2023.4.4.554 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Lauren Whatley; Well, That Sure Took a Turn: Teaching Reproductive Justice in Introduction to Women’s Studies. Journal of Autoethnography 1 October 2023; 4 (4): 554–558. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/joae.2023.4.4.554 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentJournal of Autoethnography Search The day we discuss reproductive rights in my Introduction to Women’s Studies class at the University of Alabama is as unpredictable as the weather in Tuscaloosa. There is no telling whether the students will stonewall me because they don’t want to have to engage or have so many passionate things to say that I have trouble managing the amount of raised hands. Both have been true, but either way, most students coming in have already formulated some type of idea about their position toward abortion rights, considering themselves to be situated under a pro-life or pro-choice ideology. While I provide context (though not support) for both sides, I also posit that there is more than access to abortion on the docket. When I reflect on the difficulties I’ve had trying to balance the rhetoric students have already heard with their personal beliefs, their feelings, and the content I teach in... You do not currently have access to this content.