{"id":225523,"date":"2020-06-13T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T14:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=225523"},"modified":"2020-06-15T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:46:00","slug":"more-men-stood-mothers-choose-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/more-men-stood-mothers-choose-life\/","title":{"rendered":"If more men stood for life, more mothers would choose life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For decades, abortion activists have tried to make abortion a \u201cwomen\u2019s issue.\u201d Men are frequently told if they \u201cdon\u2019t have a uterus<\/a>,\u201d they are not allowed to have an opinion on abortion. At other times, pro-abortion groups have demanded that men express an opinion on the elective killing of the preborn… and then insist that being pro-abortion is the only acceptable opinion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sadly, in this climate in which men are told the only acceptable way to show support for women is to support abortion, our culture doesn\u2019t often hear about men who support women when they choose life. The voices most often heard are men talking about how abortion \u201cbenefitted<\/a>\u201d them because they did not have to take responsibility for their children. If more men had the courage to stand for life, more mothers would find the support they need to choose life for their babies.<\/p>\n

Despite the narrative that women are \u201cempowered\u201d by abortion, studies show<\/a> that many women are coerced into a decision to end their child\u2019s life. This type of coercion can lead to lifelong emotional pain and regret. Stories in which women want to choose life for their baby and receive support from the men in their life show how powerful support can be.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, the father of the baby is the one to support the mother in her choice for life. Cities4Life Charlotte<\/a> recently shared a touching story of a family who chose life. While seeking an abortion, the couple learned that Cities4Life offered resources and a free ultrasound. The opportunity to see her preborn baby moved the mother to tears. In response, the man said<\/a>, \u201cWe are not going to do that abortion.\u201d Together, they went to the mobile unit for an ultrasound. Cities4Life shares, \u201cWhen they saw their baby\u2019s image on the ultrasound, they hugged each other.\u201d After the couple chose life for their baby, they received diapers and baby items, as well as books and toys for their other children.<\/p>\n