'For some men, intense grief is experienced regarding the loss of the child and fatherhood many years post-abortion,' writes drlamia
, and we may mourn the imagined future of a child who was never born. The human capacity to imagine—to create images stored in memory as reality—may later haunt us as we consider lost opportunities, or what could have been.
I believe women should have the right to choose, but at the same time, both women and men may also have a need to grieve.Cougle, J. R., Reardon, D. C., & Coleman, P. K. . Depression associated with abortion and childbirth: a long-term analysis of the NLSY cohort. Medical science monitor: International medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 9, CR105–CR112.
Coyle, C. and Rue, V. . A thematic analysis of men’s experience with a partner’s elective abortion. Counseling and Values, 60, 138-150. doi:10.1002/cvj.12010 Doka, K. J. . Disenfranchised grief: New directions, challenges, and strategies for practice. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
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