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- Title
THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEN IN ABORTION SITUATIONS.
- Authors
Rosenwasser, Shirley Miller; Wright, Loyd S.; Barber, R. Bruce
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
ABORTION; DECISION making; MEN; RESPONSIBILITY; ETHICS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Sex Research, 1987, Vol 23, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
0022-4499
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/00224498709551345