"Abortion Hurts Men" Campaign Continuing

Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2011-10-28 18:34

Article here. Excerpt:

'Between new billboards and new public speakers, it's becoming more clear that the next wave of the anti-choice war is to recruit men to talk their partners out of abortions.
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“…[T]his study adds new depth to our understanding of this neglected population. The recurring meaning of abortion for the men in this study was that of profound loss and a common reaction to that loss was anger. The men experienced significant, multiple losses related to relationships with their partners, their masculine identify, their self of self-esteem or self-worth, and fatherhood. For some men, the abortion raised issues related to disappointment in their own fathers as well as to perceptions of themselves as fathers. For all of the men, abortion entailed a much more complex loss than has generally been recognized.”

The authors freely admit the limitations—the number is small and is comprised of men “who self-identify as having been harmed by the experience.” They call for more investigation. But they also make a very important statement:

“This may or may not represent a minority of men, since the prevalence of men who experience significant psychological sequelae after abortion is not known at this time.”

Yet another avenue to cutting off a woman's right to choose -- partner coerced pregnancy. Ironic, since the most recent set of state restrictions pushed by the anti-choice advocates were reminding a woman that it is illegal for a partner to coerce you into ending a pregnancy.'

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Killing one's children can have an effect on the children's mothers AND fathers. That seems rather obvious.

Men's Rights + Women's Rights = HUMAN Rights

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Submitted by Boy Genteel on Sat, 2011-10-29 16:34

Recently we had two of my wife's friends over for dinner, and the subject of reproductive rights came up.

I made a game of it, and asked: Does a woman have the right to decide what happens to the baby before it's born? Sure, they all leapt in, of course. Why, I asked? It's her body, her baby. She's the mother.

Okay, I said. So, does a man have the right to stop a woman from having an abortion, or to force her to have one? Absolutely not, they all chimed in, no way.

Why, I asked again, he's the father as much as she is the mother. He is responsible for that child for 18+ years legally and financially. This time, they struggled. There was lots of looking at each other for backup and uncomfortable searching for the logic behind their decision - but not one clear reason, except - 'it's HER body'.

But, I said, it's part of HIS body too, that's what makes the baby. And he has ALL of the responsibilities for that child, with no choice. SHE on the other hand, can give up those responsibilities pretty much any time she chooses - she can choose to terminate the pregnancy, or choose to surrender the child for adoption, whilst HE must simply pay and pay and pay, with no choice to surrender his responsibilities. How is that fair?

Again, they looked uncomfortable, until one of them said "Ah! He had his choice when he shot his load - so he has to deal with the consequences! That was his choice!" They all looked around triumphantly at each other, as if the battle was won.

So I said "Well, she had the same choice. That didn't abrogate any of her rights or force any responsibilities onto her, why does it for him?"

Game over - they all quietly looked crestfallen, admitted that it was wrong (and boy did that taste bitter from the looks on their faces!) and slowly changed the subject.

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Submitted by GaryB on Sun, 2011-10-30 21:23