In a moving article, a father has written about the mental "anguish" he experienced after his child was aborted.
Writing in the Telegraph, Tony Perry said that “despite my best efforts” his partner, Jenny, refused to listen to his pleas to give birth to their baby after she fell pregnant unexpectedly.
Tony Perry was responding to an article by Daily Mail columnist Bel Mooney, where she described her decision to have an abortion as "no big deal".
Speaking about his pain, he said: "Nothing can describe the profound sense of powerlessness that comes with watching someone terminate a life that you helped create. I felt alone in a sea of pain, desperate to keep afloat.
"Despite my best efforts, Jenny went through with the abortion. The pregnancy was over and, weeks later, so was our relationship. Six months later, she got in touch and suggested that we meet again. But the pain was too great and we parted ways for good."
He added: "Wounds do heal over time - even deep ones - but scars remain. Eight years later, I find myself incredibly blessed with a beautiful, bright and loving wife, a 19-month-old son and a daughter due in January. At times, I can't help but look into my son's deep grey-blue eyes and wonder what his older brother or sister might have been like.
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