The struggle of discourse around abortion is the tension between the external patriarchal constructs and the epistemological nuances of having a uterus. In order to generously explore that discourse, space needs to be created that holds the weight of the issue but frees the participants from carrying it. Thus, I have created a game similar to "Cards Against Humanity". The game itself carries flippant connotations and certainly takes “making light of serious issues” to new heights as its place in cultural circles is patriarchal in nature, but that lends a subversive angle to reappropriating it as a tool to elicit insights about abortion. In this interactive workshop, players will play a similar deck as the original, receiving prompt and response cards that combine the dangers of the shifting political terrain, practical knowledge about the procedures, relational experiences, and imagined utopias, offsetting the reality of where reproductive rights are now with the fantasy of where they could be.
Keywords: abortion, education, destigmatization, sexual health rights