I'm posting another post from Casualties. Not just because this is only like my favorite topic in the whole wide world, not only because of the implications it could have on our death culture, but also because I'm blown away at how our God has put us all together. What I find so huge about this research is that God has designed fathers to be engaged with their children. It's natural. It's unnatural for fathers to be absent or distant. It's against God's design. It also has profound implications for bereaved fathers and/or fathers touched by abortion. Good stuff to reflect on and keep in mind.
In the article Stretch Marks for Dads, Emily Anthes discusses what fatherhood itself does to the male brain and body. I'm curious to know how this plays out when it comes to abortions. The father's brain and body react to the mother's hormones when she delivers the child and so wouldn't the father also react to the hormones of the woman who's had an abortion? It's not like his body would know the difference between a natural birth or an induced birth of a dead child. The woman experiences the same hormonal shifts regardless of the cause of birth or the fate of the child.
So, if it does turn out that abortion and pregnancy does in fact impact the father's brain and body (and it would appear it does), can we women continue to use the slogan "my body my choice"? Wouldn't that be a erroneous statement?
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