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Although a man is as well concerned in each case of induced abortion as a woman is, the amount of existing studies that attempt to describe and gain insight into the psychological effects of induced abortion on men is extremely small, either when considering this number in itself or when comparing it to the number of related studies focusing on women. The present article gives an overview of the existing psychological knowledge of men's perspective on induced abortion including their typical reactions; roles; participation in, and responsibility for, decision-making; and their impact on the female partner. Furthermore, a number of related but understudied issues are addressed.

This study focuses on how induced abortion is represented in the Hungarian online media inrelation to the reception of the public debate on the new Polish abortion law. The study was aimedat revealing the major themes, the embedding conceptual network and the framing of inducedabortion in the online press. Since the press is an essential influencing factor of public opiniondue to its broad publicity, research should focus on the characteristics of the discourse in whosespace the concerned individuals form their views and make decisions on abortion. A thematicanalysis of relevant press releases revealed eight major themes that framed abortion in a specificmanner: thematization of induced abortion as a social/demographic issue; legislative issues of;and attitudes towards, abortion; abortion as an act of (physical) self-determination; contentsrelated to the abortion decision; to its causes and consequences; and depiction of womenchoosing abortion. Furthermore, the analysis revealed the themes most frequently associatedwith abortion and potentially related themes typically not associated with it.