Courtney Martin has a thought provoking article about men and abortion over at Alternet. In it she says,"

In the private sphere, men struggle to reach out to one another about their experiences for a variety of reasons. A stigma against abortion overall remains (more oppressive in some geographies than others, of course), often keeping both women and their partners silent with even the closest of friends and family. In the same way that contemporary men are still groping for ways to be honest with one another about all things sexual -- abuse, orientation, dysfunction -- they just don't seem to have the language to talk about their abortion experiences.

I agree that men should be involved, but how and under what circumstances? That will be a long and complex discussion I'm sure. Kudos to Courtney for starting this conversation.

Adam Ayd sent us this essay that he wrote for a school assignment back in 1995. Please feel free to comment, but to be fair, make sure you read it all the way to the end.

You bet they do, thanks to the The Women's Project Against HIV/AIDS. Led by Dr. Rachel Jones, a nursing prof at Rutgers University, a talented team of creative actors and writers produced a series of online video clips aimed at stopping the spread of AIDS.