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Ignoring the pain doesn't make it go away, Arterburn said.

"Whenever you make a decision to kill one of your own species, it's going to have a profound effect on you," Arterburn said. "Men have to accept Christ's forgiveness—and forgive themselves—if they don't want to struggle with this guilt forever."

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Ministries mentioned in this story include:

Fathers and Brothers Ministries
350 Broadway, Suite 40
Boulder, Colorado 80303
(303) 494-3282

New Life Clinics
P.O. BOX 650500
Dallas, TX 75265-0500
1-800-NEW-LIFE (639-5433)

Loving & Caring
1905 Olde Homestead Lane
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
717-293-3230

American Victims of Abortion
419 7th St. NW (Suite 500)
Washington, D.C. 20004

The God of Second Chances, Fatherhood Aborted, and Fatherhood Lost are available from various book retailers.

Other organizations that offer help and counseling include:

Care Net
109 Carpenter Drive
Sterling, Virginia 20164
(703) 478-5661

Focus on the Family
8605 Explorer Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920
(719) 531-3400

New Dawn post-Abortion Bible Study
1600 Coulter, Suite 203
Amarillo, Texas 79106
(806) 354-2288
(800) 354-2240

Josh McDowell Ministries
P.O. Box 1000
Dallas, Texas 75221
(214) 907-1000

Promise Keepers
P.O. Box 18376
Boulder, Colorado 80308
(303) 421-2800

National Memorial for the Unborn
6232 Vance Road
Chattanooga,
Tennessee 37421
(423) 892-0803

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November 2003, Vol. 47, No. 11