'Reclaiming Fatherhood' movement aims to help men touched by abortion

Published: 2007-09-21

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It took a long time for attorney Chris Aubert to miss his children -- the ones he lost to abortion. But once he did -- and it took the better part of a decade -- he was ready to make his choice for life. Aubert is scheduled to speak at a "Reclaiming Fatherhood" conference Nov. 28-29 in San Francisco, funded by the Knights of Columbus and co-sponsored by the Knights and the Archdiocese of San Francisco. It is being organized by the Milwaukee-based Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing, headed by Vicki Thorn, and according to the office, the event is the first to focus on the effects of abortion on men. The conference, according to Thorn, could help men dealing with the psychological trauma of post-abortion reality the way Project Rachel -- the post-abortion healing ministry of the Catholic Church Thorn founded -- has helped women who have undergone abortions deal with their own psychological scars. The Web site for the conference is www.menandabortion.info.

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