Panel discusses abortion, religion, activism at Kathleen Wicker Endowed Lecture

The Kathleen Wicker Endowed Lecture at Scripps College featured a panel on reproductive justice, highlighting the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision which effectively overturned Roe v. Wade. Panelists Dr. Jennifer Koosed, Dr. Susana Gallardo, and Dr. Gillian Frank argued for a reworking of abortion rights discourse. They discussed the misuse of the Bible in anti-abortion arguments, structural limitations of former pro-abortion activist efforts and the need for a nuanced approach to reproductive justice.

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OPINION: Georg Kolbe’s ‘Young Woman’ has revolutionary potential apart from its problematic past

The Scripps community should find a way to reimagine Georg Kolbe’s statue “Young Woman” in a way that disarms the dangerous Aryan supremacist ideology it represents and truly empowers all women, writes guest columnist Arianne Ohara PZ ’25.

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