{"id":179528,"date":"2018-02-25T10:57:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=179528"},"modified":"2018-03-28T18:18:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T22:18:58","slug":"video-eminem-river-abortion-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/video-eminem-river-abortion-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Music video for Eminem&#8217;s &#8220;River&#8221; shows how abortion affects men"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><script src=\"\/\/d2eeed7eae0d43eaa6b9a761f7a4c68d.js.ubembed.com\" async><\/script><br \/>\nLast December, rapper Eminem released a new album, &#8220;Revival.&#8221; The first single, titled &#8220;River,&#8221; has received heavy airplay on radios and is currently rising on the Billboard charts. But the song has gained notoriety because of its heavy subject matter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionprocedures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a>. The lyrics not only discuss abortion, but show <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/eminem-river-abortion-regret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deep regret and pain<\/a>, in which the father begs his unborn child for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-minute music video, released on Valentine&#8217;s Day, does not shy away from the topic at hand. In the song, Eminem tells a story of his life as a serial cheater and &#8220;sex addict&#8221; who began an affair with a woman named Suzanne. He confesses to using and taking advantage of Suzanne, who became pregnant. Eminem, panicked, made her abort, and yet, this decision haunts him. &#8220;I can&#8217;t keep my lies straight, but I made you terminate my baby; This love triangle left us in a wreck, tangled,&#8221; he raps. &#8220;What else can I say? It was fun for a while, bet I really woulda loved your smile, didn&#8217;t really wanna abort, but f*** it &#8212; what&#8217;s one more lie, to tell our unborn child?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The video expounds on this story, showing more of the story between Eminem and Suzanne, and it&#8217;s extremely emotional. <strong>(CAUTION: heavy profanity)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wfWIs2gFTAM\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The song and accompanying music video, are sad &#8212; but also honest about the reality of this so-called simple surgical procedure. Unplanned pregnancies are real, and the fear that comes with them can&#8217;t be denied. But abortion doesn&#8217;t solve the problem, and instead, only gives couples <em>more<\/em> pain and <em>more<\/em> suffering. &#8220;River&#8221; makes that clear, and shows how abortion affects not only women, but men as well.<\/p>\n<p>Post-abortive fathers have frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pastor-opens-up-about-a-past-abortion-and-his-regret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoken out<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/male-prison-inmates-story-of-abortion-regret-shared-at-march-for-life-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about how<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/post-abortive-father-children-dont-destroy-dreams-they-fulfill-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/heartbroken-father-shares-the-pain-of-being-helpless-while-two-of-his-children-were-aborted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affected<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/think-men-cant-regret-abortion-three-men-may-change-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">them<\/a>. Even when men have pressured women to abort, they still find it haunting them later. \u201cI wish I knew how much better my life could have been with a kid in it,\u201d one post-abortive father said. &#8220;I\u2019ve always felt I would have had a daughter, which I\u2019d have loved now, and becoming a father would have been life-changing. But it\u2019s only as time has passed that I appreciate the enormity of what happened and what I lost,&#8221; another said. Another dad, speaking of his wife&#8217;s decision to abort two of their three triplets, struggled with feeling helpless, a feeling many men grapple with. After all, abortion is said to be a women&#8217;s issue &#8212; men aren&#8217;t supposed to be involved, and they <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/if-you-dont-have-a-uterus-zip-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aren&#8217;t even supposed to speak out<\/a> against it, much less fight. And when men try to talk openly about how abortion has negatively affected them, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/remembering-men-who-lost-children-to-abortion-on-fathers-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they are often silenced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eminem&#8217;s song &#8220;River&#8221; and the music video are helping to bring awareness to a very real issue, and that is the fact that abortion affects men, too.<\/p>\n<p><em>Author&#8217;s Note: If you are a father struggling with post-abortion grief, there are resources that can help you, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silentnomoreawareness.org\/men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silent No More<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healingafterabortion.org\/Resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healing After Abortion<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rachelsvineyard.org\/men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel\u2019s Vineyard<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/optionline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a local pregnancy resource center for help<\/a>. If you are the father of a preborn child you are trying to save from abortion, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-and-men-whats-a-father-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this resource<\/a>. You can also look into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionpillreversal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abortion Pill Reversal<\/a> or call 1-877-558-0333 if you need information about possible abortion reversal soon after an abortion has begun and the mother regrets it. <a href=\"https:\/\/standupgirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stand Up Girl<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pregnancyline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pregnancy Line<\/a> can also give information for men or women, and have the ability to text, call, email, or chat.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last December, rapper Eminem released a new album, &#8220;Revival.&#8221; The first single, titled &#8220;River,&#8221; has received heavy airplay on radios and is currently rising on the Billboard charts. But the song has gained notoriety because of its heavy subject matter: abortion. 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