{"id":197247,"date":"2019-03-01T11:57:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T17:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=197247"},"modified":"2019-03-01T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:37:15","slug":"honest-abortion-pain-shower-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/honest-abortion-pain-shower-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Songwriter gets honest about abortion pain in ‘abortion shower’ song"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer has a new album set to be released in March. The project, “There Will Be No Intermission,” was completely crowdfunded, and according to Palmer, filled with music about her own personal experiences. One song in particular is drawing attention due to its subject matter: abortion<\/a>. Palmer, who reportedly<\/a> has had three abortions, said the song is meant to be a sort of ode to abortion and the women who have had one. “I wrote this song as a gift, a handbook for any woman on her way to have an abortion, and as a reminder that this is not an experience you have to face alone,\u201d she said in an interview with Paste. But the lyrics<\/a> show just how heartbreaking it really is.<\/p>\n

The lyrics of the song are painful, as Amanda addresses a friend who is about to have an abortion. “I know you’re in hell and you know that I know what you’re feeling,” she sings, adding how life can be cruel. “When you have a baby, they throw you a party,” she continues. “And then when you die they get together for a cry.” She goes on to bemoan how no one is going to celebrate or congratulate her, and that she doesn’t need to beg for forgiveness. But she concludes the song by again bringing up the notion of women who have abortions being in “hell” and affirms the need for post-abortion support.<\/p>\n

It’s a strange grief but it’s grief<\/p>\n

Look at all the women in the street<\/p>\n

You know the statistics, Jill<\/p>\n

Even though they may not help<\/p>\n

Isn’t it amazing<\/p>\n

How we can never tell<\/p>\n

Who is in an identical hell<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

But I’ll be back in Boston by next Thursday<\/p>\n

Why don’t I come over?<\/p>\n

I can bring some friends if you want us to come<\/p>\n

We can bring you cake and we can bring you flowers<\/p>\n

We can bring you wine and we can talk for hours<\/p>\n

Ukulele by request<\/p>\n

We’ll throw you the best<\/p>\n

Abortion shower<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Abortion worker regrets abortion: \u2018My arms ached for the child I would never hold\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On her Patreon website<\/a>, Palmer further expounded on her reasons for writing the song, saying she had been struggling to write it for decades. “it wasn’t until i went to dublin, and found myself in the company of roisin ingle and the other irish women who had fought with blood, sweat and tears for their human rights… that it all clicked,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

She later tweeted in response to a question that abortion is not necessarily a good thing, but that women need more care after going through the procedure.<\/p>\n

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i am not saying it is a good thing in itself. it sucks, when it happens. but sometimes we choose – and it happens. as a community, we need rituals to take care of one another in those fragile moments. that\u2019s the point. so many women just walk around carrying useless shame, alone. https:\/\/t.co\/KDd1sKeeik<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n