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I’ll never forget the day I drove my girlfriend to Planned Parenthood.
Thirty-four years ago, my now-wife Tricia and I were newly engaged, and we discovered she was pregnant. Both of us were afraid, unsure of how this would affect our marriage. So, I did what many young men do and turned to someone I respected for advice: my father.
I considered my father to be a good man. I trusted his judgment. When he advised that Tricia obtain an abortion, it seemed like the solution to our situation. He was only trying to counsel us in a way that he thought was loving and wise. My father knew the pain of divorce and wanted to shield me from a pregnancy he believed could cause my relationship to break down. He wanted better for Tricia and for me.
Unfortunately, our decision to walk into Planned Parenthood would do anything but shield us from pain.
For years, Tricia and I carried shame and regret separately, in silence. When we procured that abortion, we didn’t fully understand the permanent weight of the decision we were making.
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Thirty-four years ago, my now-wife Tricia and I were newly engaged, and we discovered she was pregnant. Both of us were afraid, unsure of how this would affect our marriage. So, I did what many young men do and turned to someone I respected for advice: my father.
I considered my father to be a good man. I trusted his judgment. When he advised that Tricia obtain an abortion, it seemed like the solution to our situation. He was only trying to counsel us in a way that he thought was loving and wise. My father knew the pain of divorce and wanted to shield me from a pregnancy he believed could cause my relationship to break down. He wanted better for Tricia and for me.
Unfortunately, our decision to walk into Planned Parenthood would do anything but shield us from pain.
For years, Tricia and I carried shame and regret separately, in silence. When we procured that abortion, we didn’t fully understand the permanent weight of the decision we were making.
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I took my fiancée to Planned Parenthood. I regret it 34 years later.
This Father s Day, I want to encourage men to embrace the courage and responsibility that fatherhood requires
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