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In reply to the discussion: When if ever does abortion make you uncomfortable/uneasy? [View all]RZM
(8,556 posts)One is the notion of regret, meaning women who have one and then later wish they hadn't. I think that comparatively few women who considered abortion and then rejected the idea would say years later that they wished they had aborted their child (though I'm sure there are a few). But I have known people who had abortions in their teenage years and then regretted that decision. One woman I met about 10 years after her abortion. When we talked about it, I could tell that she really wished she hadn't done it. She really wasn't over it and it caused her a lot of pain and sadness. I thought that was unfortunate.
Another difficult scenario is when the prospective parents disagree about whether or not an abortion should be performed. I do feel sympathy for men who wish to have a child but are overruled by their partner's desire for an abortion. Obviously in such situations the decision must rest with the woman alone, but I imagine it would be very difficult for a man who wants to be a father to be powerless in that situation. It should be a woman's choice but I disagree with any argument that would tell a man in such situation to sit down, shut up, and take it without complaining. The emotional pain in such a situation would be very difficult, but unfortunately, there's no real way around it. That's why partners must discuss this thing ahead of time and come to an understanding before a child is conceived.