Absorbent article with stabilization member

An absorbent article comprising:

• a front end portion having a front end, a rear end portion having a rear end and a central portion separating said front end portion and said rear end portion;
• a liquid permeable body-side layer;
• a garment-side layer;
• an absorbent core positioned between said body-side layer and said garment-side layer of said article;
• and
• a stabilizing member positioned between said body-side layer and said garment-side layer of said article;
• said stabilizing member being made from a stabilizing material and including a pair of lobes located in at least one of said front end portion or said rear end portion of said article, said pair of lobes extending away from said central portion toward a respective front or rear end, said pair of lobes defining a void therebetween devoid of said stabilizing member material, said void between said pair of lobes being generally centered about a lengthwise centerline of said article, each of said lobes in said pair having a proximal end adjacent said central portion and a distal end separated by a mid-section, said distal ends of each of said lobes being separated by a distal distance, said proximal ends of each of said lobes being separated by a proximal distance and said mid-section of each of said lobes being separated by a mid-distance, said distal distance being greater than said proximal distance and said mid-distance being less than said proximal distance, said void defined by said pair of lobes not extending into said central portion of said article.