Would you go to a college in a state where abortions are not legal?

Men/Boys PLEASE DO NOT DO THE POLL!!!! Thanks

Whether you agree with overturning Roe V. Wade or not, I'd like to share that up to 26 American states out of 50 have either made it illegal or in the process of making it illegal to seek out an abortion.

For female college students and potential students, it's important to understand what you are committing to for 4 years when you chose to apply to a college in these 26 states. This affects not only Americans but anyone attending the colleges including Foreign Nationals.

Some students will not be affected detrimentally from this because of their wealth and privilege. If they accidentally get pregnant or are a victim of a sex crime which impregnates them, they can fly back home or to a state where abortions are legal.

However for many poor BIPOC young females the costs to travel and take time off and access this care may be prohibitive. If you are in college, you may have to take multiple days perhaps a week off to have an abortion versus a short visit in your college town.

Abortion laws are not limited to surgical procedures but also cover the medical abortion treatments like pills prescribed to induce a miscarriage during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. Some States like California have laws requiring college campuses to provide medical (pill) abortions to students. As of today, these states and "trigger" states that are banning abortions within 5-30 days will not be giving any students access to such treatment.

While access to birth control and many proactive / preventative female reproductive healthcare options will continue to be available in all 50 states, its important to note that a young person seeking out such health and wellness care on their own may face some public scrutiny if you are used to going to Planned Parenthood for your annual gynecological exams or accessing birth control options.

I have made a list of States with some well branded colleges. If you live in that State for your 4 years of college you may be affected by the overturning of Roe V. Wade. Keep in mind that each state has their own independent set of rules and statutes with regards to abortion. Some states are certainly less flexible than others and I have not detailed this out here.

ALABAMA

University of Alabama

Auburn University

ARIZONA

Arizona State University

University of Arizona

ARKANSAS

Hendrix College

GEORGIA

IDAHO

University of Idaho

GEORGIA

Emory University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Spelman College

INDIANA

University of Notre Dame

Purdue University

Indiana University

DePauw University

IOWA

Grinnell College

Iowa State University

University of Iowa

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky

Berea

LOUISIANA

Tulane University

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana State University

Loyola University

MICHIGAN

University of Michigan

Michigan State University

Hope College

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi State

University of Mississippi

MISSOURI

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis University

University of Missouri

College of the Ozarks

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Dartmouth College

NORTH CAROLINA

UNC Chapel Hill

NORTH DAKOTA

University of North Dakota

OHIO

Case Western Reserve University

Kenyon College

Ohio Wesleyan University

Denison University

College of Wooster

Miami University

Bowling Green State University

Oberlin College

Ohio State University

University of Cincinnati

OKLAHOMA

The University of Tulsa

Oklahoma State University

University of Oklahoma

PENNSYLVANIA

University of Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

Haverford College

Swarthmore College

Bryn Mawr College

Villanova University

Lehigh University

Lafayette College

Bucknell University

Penn State

University of Pittsburgh

Franklin & Marshall

Dickinson College

Temple University

Drexel University

Muhlenberg College

SOUTH CAROLINA

Clemson University

Furham University

SOUTH DAKOTA

Augustana University

TENNESSEE

Vanderbilt University

Rhodes College

Sewanee - The University of the South

TEXAS

Trinity University

Southern Methodist University

University of Texas Austin

Texas A & M

Rice University

UTAH

Brigham Young University

VIRGINIA

University of Virginia

Washington & Lee

William & Mary

University Of Richmond

Virginia Tech

James Madison University

George Mason University

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University

WISCONSIN

University of Wisconsin

WYOMING

University of Wyoming