When we think about pregnancy and abortion we usually think about the mother. Her child, her decission, her choice. But what about the fathers? Don't they count at all? It takes two to make a baby, it should take two to make any decission about him/her.
The other day in the Queens center a very young woman came in alone looking for an abortion. As we got talking, she started to tell me about her life, how she didn't feel prepared to have another baby. When I asked her about her boyfriend I was suprised to hear he wanted to have the baby, he had told her he would take care of it if she didn't want it.
He felt already connected to his child, and although his opinion wasn't officially relevant, he did have an innate right to his son or daughter, to care for him/her, to protect him/her.
At the end the woman decided to have her baby and give it to her boyfriend, so the dad was the hero for the baby, the one that made the difference. We should never underestimte the importance of fathers, real man that speak up for their children not listening to a society that leaves them off the hook, dads who care and protect their babies
The other day in the Queens center a very young woman came in alone looking for an abortion. As we got talking, she started to tell me about her life, how she didn't feel prepared to have another baby. When I asked her about her boyfriend I was suprised to hear he wanted to have the baby, he had told her he would take care of it if she didn't want it.
He felt already connected to his child, and although his opinion wasn't officially relevant, he did have an innate right to his son or daughter, to care for him/her, to protect him/her.
At the end the woman decided to have her baby and give it to her boyfriend, so the dad was the hero for the baby, the one that made the difference. We should never underestimte the importance of fathers, real man that speak up for their children not listening to a society that leaves them off the hook, dads who care and protect their babies
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