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This article appeared in the March 3, 2008 edition of The Nation.

February 13, 2008

Men Got Them Post-Abortion Blues

Oakland, Calif.

While I might agree with some of Sarah Blustain's points and premises, I found the tone and structure of "The Mourning After" [Feb. 4] offensive, demeaning and polarizing. My own work on men and abortion is smack in the middle of this growing debate, and I take great issue with people in the so-called Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS) movement. I'm deeply concerned that they are using the movement as a guilt-laden recruiting tool for Christianity and as a bludgeon against women's reproductive rights. But an article like this doesn't help.

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