Male abortion counsellors
Sir, — The spokeswoman for the S.O.S. in Christchurch tells us that “men have no experience of pregnancy etc.” and that the ap-pointment-of a male abortion counsellor is "totally inappropriate.” I trust that ithis is., an indication of a
consistent fine for S.O.S. and that they make sure all their counsellors have had both a child and an abortion for how else would they be appropriate. Then, taking man’s lack of understanding into account, they recommend that their patients refuse abortions unless done by women. Finally moving three paces back to when the pregnancy “happened” they could ask themselves why the men were brought into the affair in the first place. — Yours, etc;, C, M. SUMMERS. April 14, 1980.
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