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There are men, and LIFE hears from them regularly who want their children and
are kind and caring towards their partners. These men have no choice and, if
their child is aborted, they grieve and suffer the same kind or post trauma
that women do.
So abortion is bad for men who want to be kind and loving fathers.
Relationships often break-up after abortion - leaving both parents bereft and
with long-term problems.
Traditionally men are not supposed to weep or feel deep emotions. The abortion
ethos depends upon denying that the deliberate killing of the unborn child has
any traumatic effect on anyone involved.
But men are affected. Those who wanted their baby are obviously going to
grieve. And those whose ignorance, carelessness or selfishness caused the
abortion are also damaged. The trivialisation of sex and of fatherhood that
underpins abortion deepens the lack of self-value, self-awareness, and
consideration for others that has already damaged such men.
Abortion, for men as well as women, is not the best solution to the problem of
unplanned pregnancy. Men, as well as women, need education about the unborn
child, need to know that human life really begins at fertilisation, that each
new human person is unique and precious.
Abortion exploits everyone involved.
LIFE wants to help men to help their partners to copy with pregnancy. We
counsel men, we understand how they feel, and we take them seriously. We want
men to be involved in this life-and-death matter.
If you or if you know of any men that need our counselling help please contact
our National Helpline on 0800 915 4600.
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