Abortion: not a simple subject by any means. As a man, whatever your opinions on the topic may be—whether those come from a religious, political, societal or cultural standpoint—everything will change the day you find out your partner whom you love deeply has become pregnant, on accident, even though you both took all the precautions you could to prevent that. Even if you’re a man who, right now, feels certain you’d accept your partner’s decision to abort a fetus, when faced with that decision, you may be shocked by the thoughts and emotions stirring up inside of you. But one thing is for certain; whatever fear you’re feeling when the topic comes up, your partner is feeling that tenfold because ultimately, it will be her body that goes through a pregnancy or an abortion. She will deal with that in addition to the emotional and psychological effects you’ll both feel. So men here is how to handle the abortion talk.
Resist “Me” “My” and “I” talk
Resist the urge to say things like, “How could this happen to me?”, “This will ruin my life” and “I can’t handle this.” This will leave your partner feeling entirely alone, and like you think she did something to you. She is going through this too, you know.