Testimonials Shared by Men
I wrote this poem which is in the American Poetry Anthology in order to heal from the woman who aborted my child that I begged her not to. I was outside on the sidewalk at the hospital and could feel like a dagger in my heart and I knew then my child was murdered by the mother and doctor. Here is the poem that I wrote to help me heal In the Image of Never is there a flower that blooms forever … even-thou we …
Our father and step mother aborted our brother I don’t know how many months she was with him but they knew he was boy so am guessing 3-4 months they was/still are using narcotics and was in their 30s and would have had support from everyone including all of us kids we would have loved him and took care of him our step sister helped rise her brother so we was used to helping with that type of thing their excuse was he had problems …
When I was about 30 I met a girl in my hometown. Her best quality was that she was very smart. But she was also very fertile. Within a few months of dating she got pregnant despite having taken the day after pill. She went to the doctor and ended it with an abortion pill while it was still at a very young stage. I never knew the gender, and still think about that one. We continued to date and eventually she got pregnant again, …
My son was killed on December 3rd, 2021. He was 20 weeks, fully formed and just a few weeks from being able to survive outside of the womb of his mother. His name was Moon. I was not informed by my partner she intended to kill our son. I wasn’t even told of his death for 11 days. I was clueless. As a father of five other children, they are my life. Three are grown and successful and I was so eager to meet me …
My 30-year-old son told me that his girlfriend of 6 years is pregnant. They are a very unstable couple. The girl has a child from a previous relationship, and gave up custody to the paternal grandparents. Knowing the situation, my wife and I realized that some of this burden would fall on us. We encouraged them to keep the baby. We reassured them that we would help in every way. My son pressured her to get an abortion. I told him, “I don’t want you …
When I share my story and say “I had an abortion.” some people look at me as if I’m crazy. ‘Men don’t have abortions…’ they may think. They’re wrong. I was part of the decision. I drove the girl to the clinic. I paid the bill. I waited in the lobby. I drove her home. I tried to comfort her. I tried to comfort myself…and I’ve been trying to comfort myself ever since. Decades later, I live with the knowledge that I am responsible for …