It would probably be OK if Odent had said men (and women) should be able to choose.

But he didn't - it says why men should NEVER be at the birth of their child.
Odent never actually made that statement - it is just the headline given to the article (it is not in quotation marks) and nowhere in the story do those words appear.

It is merely the headline put on the article by that journalist trying to get readers.

What he actually says is:

Here, with a view that will outrage many - but will strike a chord with
thousands of others - he describes why he believes that when a woman goes into labour, her partner should stay well away.

That there is little good to come for either sex from having a man at the birth of a child.

When it comes to the delivery suite, men would be well advised to stay away.
Just thought this was worth mentioning to clarify what exactly was being reported.