Men and Post-Abortion Counseling

Paper Summary:

The paper notes that one of the harsh realities of life in 21st century America is the high incidence of abortions. The paper reports that recent statistics from the Center for Disease Control indicate that there are almost a million abortions performed in the United States each year, and that, although men are also involved with this experience, they remain almost unnoticed in the process. It is the hypothesis of this paper that men are largely ignored in the abortion process in many ways. The paper deals with how men deal with this experience and how counselors can bring awareness and support to men in this situation. To this end, a review was conducted to identify specific attitudes toward abortion. The paper follows with an analysis of what part the clergy can play in post abortion counseling and a summary of the research and salient findings.

Outline:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Hypothesis and Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Chapter 3: Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusions

From the Paper:

"During the literature review the common theme that emerged is that men who are involved in the decision-making process are often consumed with guilt and sorrow later in life, particularly if they were supportive of the women, but morally they were against abortion. These individuals will often need to work through areas of forgiveness and emotional healing. Since there has been limited research done on this subject, my expectation for the outcome of this research is to 1) determine if post-abortion adjustment is different for men; 2) bring further awareness that post-abortion counseling is necessary for men as well as women; 3) identify what types of counseling approaches work best for men with post-abortion counseling and 4) possibly an international perspective with men and post-abortion counseling."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Psychological Association. (2002). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
• Baskin, T. W., & Enright, R. D. (2004). Intervention Studies on Forgiveness: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Counseling and Development, 82(1), 79.
• Baumgardner, J. (2004, February 2). We're not sorry, Charlie. The Nation, 278(4), 6.
• Beder, J. D. (2004). Voices of bereavement: A casebook for grief counselors. New York: Brunner-Routledge.
• *Bowers, J. R. (1997). Pro-choice and anti-abortion: Constitutional theory and public policy. Westport, CT: Praeger.

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