CWLU Herstory Blog

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.