It is discussed only as a woman's problem. The fact that as sex partners they contribute half the chromosomes to a conception, and may now be the sole confidant and supporter of a potential abortion clinic client is dismissed as insignificant.
Men essentially fall off the screen, and society blithely assumes no harm has been done.
Every year the nation's 400 or so abortion clinics have about half of their 1,500,000 female clients accompanied by their sex partners. Those 70 percent or so among the over 750,000 males who wish to offer love and comfort during the 15-minute abortion procedure are commonly barred from doing so. Abortion clinics are not alone in mistreating the male half of a sexually-active couple. Most clergy and rabbis leave the topic out of their youth education efforts. TV and the press shun, sensationalize, or trivialize the matter.