A Sociologist's Take on How Abortions Affect Men

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Howcan I help a man who just went threw an abortation then a bad break up? How can I help him? He's only 17. Is his life with women ruined forever now?

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Payday Loans Canada of AL 1:24AM May 01, 2009

I had my abortion last week I was 6 weeks pregnant and my husband reacted really numb as if it never happend he doesn't even talk about it and when I do bring it up he changes the subject, men keep they're emotions inside we women find it a relief to talk about it. When he would change the subject it would hurt me and make me feel more depressed, so men talk to ur women they need support and hey u never know maybe after ur done talking ull feel some type of comfort

nayeli of CA 1:50AM March 27, 2009

I dont know what others have experienced with an upcoming abortion. The decision to abort my child at the age of twenty three is a big one. My girlfrind of 8 months is twenty two. Neither of us has jobs, and we still have plenty of college ahead of us. Se feels like i am being numb. In a discussion that we had i broke down to her cried letting her know that one day i will give her a family. Today though isnot that day. I feel like bringing a child into this world right now would be punishment on that child. My girlfriend is very sensitive, and i know she doesnt feel well, and i am trying to be supporive. She keeps puting words into my mouth. Making me out to be a bad guy. She is in her own way trying to convince me it is wrong to get an abortion while she is telling me she is going to get one. My mind and heart are being pulled in several directions. I know if any man has ever been through what i have been through in the past few days, is most likely still emotionally scarred. I am pro abortion not because i dont wat the responsibility, but because i have a child, and i cant take care of the one i have. If ive wasted someones time on the subject. great you have listened... Abortion is hard on men, because sometimes we know what is going to be best. SOMETIMES. Right now i feel is one of those times for myself, and my partner. Anyone who disagrees, well i guess you are one of those everything will work out people. I'm not one of those peope...

Tony of CA 5:36AM January 12, 2009

Abortion kills a human being, hurts all of those involved in it and grievously offends God. Sex outside of marriage also offends God. So follow Gods will for you and you will have peace.

Rev Vincent Heffernan 12:53PM September 18, 2008

So...Dr. Shostak interviews more than 3,000 men sitting in the waiting room of abortion clinics and, on the basis of that information, concludes that the abortion event was one of the most stressful of their lives - but they aren't scarred afterward.
How does he know what occurs afterward? These men haven't experienced "afterward" yet - they're still in the midst of denial, confusion, anger, sadness...more confusion.
While Shostak does know something about the pre-abortion and "during the event" emotions and thoughts of men, his research simply doesn't equip him to conclude that no long-term scarring occurs. He says, in the interview that only about 5% of the men "take away remorse and guilt." How does a questionnaire completed at a clinic tell Shostak what a man "takes away" from the abortion experience? How is long-term remorse and guilt measured when an event is happening at that moment?
The author is relying on inappropriate research and unfounded conclusions for this article. I'm disturbed that Dr. Shostak presented himself as an authority on this subject when his research clearly did not cover the post-abortion responses and effects in the lives of the men he interviewed.

Julia of WI 1:37PM September 17, 2008