"\"I Don't Need a Megaphone to Be Helpful\": Probing the Role of Technology in Pro-Choice Abortion Activism"
C Lefèvre, Aswati Panicker, Sitha Vallabhaneni, N. S. Dinesh, Forum Modi, Katie A. Siek, Chia-Fang Chung · 2023
The legality of abortion in the United States of America is rapidly shifting, creating a nebulous, challenging context for pro-choice abortion activists. In this in-progress work, we align ourselves with pro-choice activism as "academic accomplices" and investigate the technological habits and needs of pro-choice activists in the conservative US state of Indiana. To date, we have conducted 14 design interviews with potential / current pro-choice activists in Bloomington, Indiana, and have designed a cultural probe to examine the role of technology in pro-choice activism. We aim to understand the challenges of pro-choice activism and opportunities for supportive technology.