THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEN IN ABORTION SITUATIONS.

Rosenwasser, Shirley Miller; Wright, Loyd S.; Barber, R. Bruce

The article focuses on the responsibility of men during the abortion of their wives. In recent years, much controversy has surrounded the abortion issue. For the most part this has centered on the question of women's rights — whether or not women should be allowed to have an abortion and, if so, under what conditions. Little attention has been focused on men's rights and responsibilities in an abortion situation. Past research on men and abortion has focused primarily on the emotional consequences of having a wife or girlfriend seek an abortion, on demographic and personality characteristics of men who accompany women for abortions and on men's perception of how abortion affected their dyadic relationships with women. The two studies described here explored college students' attitudes toward men's rights, responsibilities and involvement in the abortion decisions making process. The statements in the initial study were chosen simply, to assess opinions regarding what rights a man should have in abortion decision.

ABORTION; DECISION making; MEN; RESPONSIBILITY; ETHICS; PSYCHOLOGY

Journal of Sex Research, 1987, Vol 23, Issue 1, p97

0022-4499

Academic Journal

10.1080/00224498709551345