There is some recent research from Canada that might shed some insight into why men do have feelings about abortion losses. Anthropologists in primitive cultures have long recognized that in certain societies men experience symptoms of pregnancy with their wives. It is called couvade. Couvade has a long history. The word comes from the French
Abortion Being One of Them We live in a culture where trauma is all around us. The statistics are staggering. Sixty one percent of men and fifty one percent of women have experienced one traumatic event in their lifetime. Ten percent of men and six percent of women report that they have experienced four or
Lost fatherhood by abortion is a loss that our culture does not respect or grant permission to grieve. Against most odds a man hurting beyond his ability to endure the pain will venture to find a place where he may find help-but only with great caution and a thin veneer of hope. He knows he