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    bthny: wow, I'm kind of appalled and surprised by how many comments here are judgmental! I work at an abortion fund, and because we just don't have the mon... more »
    Liz Acosta: I dunno, I think that's reaching a little. Of course he's gonna make it about dudes - he's a dude. He's trying to understand a women's issue from a ma... more »
    Ri_L: Where Anna reads that second excerpt as "these women ... [are] probably that way because men are bad to them, so I'm going to forgive them", I see him... more »
    EllaEnchanted: I think you're being a little too hard on him. He was in what was probably, for him and most of the guests, an unprecedented social setting. It's like... more »
    holly217: This woman has a right to "celebrate" in whatever way she wants and certainly doesn't deserve to be shamed, but I sincerely hope no one at Faux News p... more »
    Tart of Darkness: I think that although women should have the right to bear a child or not, it is unfair to treat the father of the child as if he has no feelings. He ... more »
    WinifredCleite: I had an abortion because the guy told me he "refuse[d] to be a father" but wouldn't consider adoption (which he could legally prevent) and everyone I... more »
    clearsight: Like many commenters before me, I think that Anna is overreacting about this guy. I am I supposed to call him an asshole for "forgiving the women?" So... more »
    Melpomene: It sounded a little to me like he was uncomfortable at a party, in a crowd comprised mainly of his girlfriend's friends and people he didn't know very... more »
    La Chica Lucy: Honestly, I can't be offended by this; at least he is TRYING to understand the situation from a feminist perspective. Yeah, I don't like that he made ... more »
    ekrub: Though I am steadfastly pro-choice, to celebrate such a sad, difficult circumstance is beyond tasteless. more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Hey now, I think we should be encouraging dudes to mull this sort of stuff over (much better than those who just want to live in the dark when it come... more »
    sandie75: I'm still stuck on the term "abortion party". Really? Sure, it's OK to ask for friends or family for financial help if you need it, and certainly OK t... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: 'I couldn't help but notice how aggressive and, for lack of a better term, 'male' their attitudes became when confronted with the issue of a woman's r... more »
    Atomic Bowling: As far as I'm concerned, the man's role is pretty simple - whatever the woman wants his role to be. That will probably be quite different when the peo... more »
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    Dude Makes Abortion Party All About Dudes

    Byard Duncan's account of his friend "Maggie'"s abortion party turns into an examination of a man's proper role in terminating a pregnancy. Is it wrong that we're annoyed? More »