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(The College Fix<\/a>) An exhibit at Barnard College about the \u201cchanging conditions of reproductive rights in the United States\u201d includes dried herbs and an outdoor garden with plants historically used to induce abortions.<\/p>\n

The \u201cTrigger Planting 2.0\u201d exhibit debuted in October. On-going events connected to the display include an information session<\/a> Tuesday on \u201cself-managed abortion\u201d and the \u201cabortion pill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Together, the projects seem to\u00a0imply that women may use the plants to abort their unborn babies if they want to.<\/p>\n

At the event Tuesday, participants will \u201cdiscuss the history of self-managed abortion, what it is, how medication abortions work, and why this is critical knowledge,\u201d the event page states. \u201cAs access to abortion is becoming increasingly restricted and criminalized, we will explore self-managed abortion is as an essential mode of community care.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is co-sponsored by the exhibit itself, the college library, and the Barnard Center for Research on Women.<\/p>\n

None of the individuals or groups connected to the abortion display responded to multiple requests for comment from The College Fix<\/em> over the past month.\u00a0The Fix<\/em> asked if the abortion garden will be permanent, if the plants on display are for educational purposes only, and if there are any warning labels to discourage home experimentation.<\/p>\n

In a follow up email Monday, The Fix<\/em> also asked for more details about the \u201cself-managed abortion\u201d event and the organizers\u2019 response to concerns that some might raise about women\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

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Barnard College is hosting a \u2018self-managed abortion\u2019 event this week.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Michael New, a professor at Catholic University of America, expressed safety concerns about the abortion garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt appears that the exhibition is spreading misleading information about abortion,\u201d New told The Fix<\/em> in a recent email. \u201cNo herbal abortifacient has been approved for use by the FDA. Many herbal abortifacients are toxic and pose serious health risks. I doubt that this is mentioned in the display.\u201d<\/p>\n

New also questioned the ambiguity surrounding the garden itself. He regularly researches and writes<\/a> about abortion, including the harms of abortion drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is possible that this display might cause women to use herbal abortifacients at home, resulting in negative health consequences. It is also possible that students are permitted to eat the herbs from the garden itself. There hasn\u2019t been much reporting on that,\u201d New told The Fix<\/em>.<\/p>\n

New said that while the private institution \u201cis certainly allowed to display support of legal abortion,\u201d there needs to be greater efforts to support opposing views.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sincerely doubt that Barnard is making a similar investment in any kind of program that promotes pro-life perspectives,\u201d New told The Fix.<\/em> \u201cWhen universities come down aggressively on one side of a controversial issue, that can have a chilling effect. It certainly does not foster debate and dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Barnard, architecture Professor Kadambari Baxi is one of the leaders behind the exhibition at the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plants displayed in Trigger Planting were historically used for abortion and reproductive health by herbal practitioners as self-managed options that empowered women and families,\u201d Baxi stated<\/a> in a university news article.<\/p>\n

The plants and signs describing how they were used are on display both inside as dried herbs and outdoors in a garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cVisitors to the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning will find the plants lined neatly behind a large map of the United States hanging in the lobby, as well as in outdoor planting beds, as part of an exhibition that surveys shifting political, legal, social, and environmental landscapes and advocates for expansive reproductive justice in a post-Roe world,\u201d the article states.<\/p>\n

The map marks states where abortions are legal, restricted, or banned. In New York, where Barnard is located, abortions are legal with few restrictions.<\/p>\n

The name of the display refers to \u201ctrigger laws,\u201d which is pro-life state legislation that went into effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade<\/em> in 2022.<\/p>\n

Miriam Neptune, the director of exhibitions at the library, is the curator of Trigger Planting 2.0, according to the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis exhibition seeks to inspire a conversation about the impact of abortion access legislation on real people,\u201d Neptune stated in the article.<\/p>\n

The display is \u201cfully funded\u201d by the college. It is an updated version of a 2022 project Baxi was involved with, \u201cTRIGGER PLANTING\u201d by the group \u201chow to perform an abortion\u201d and A.I.R. gallery in partnership with National Women\u2019s Liberation, according to a description<\/a>on the Barnard Library website.<\/p>\n

Others involved with the exhibit include lead groundskeeper and horticulturist Keith Gabora, as well as other staff, students, and faculty.<\/p>\n

In the university news article, Gabora suggested the abortion garden will be \u201cpermanent\u201d and \u201cpraised the beautifying elements that the exhibition brings to campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe permanent location for the garden will continue to bring this cause to light long after the project is complete \u2014 I look forward to maintaining it and using it as a teachable entity in the future,\u201d Gabora said.<\/p>\n

Baxi and other project organizers plan to keep adding \u201cnew materials\u201d to the exhibit \u201ccontinually,\u201d according to the article…<\/p>\n

Continue reading at The College Fix.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at The College Fix<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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