Abby Johnson
Equal rights for women. I agree with that concept. But we will never be free, we will never obtain equality, until we stop letting ourselves become pawns of the abortion industry. Our freedom depends on our rejection of abortion.Collection: Equality
Abortion, more than not, leaves women with an aftermath of grief, guilt, and emotional overload. In a lot of cases, this can last a lifetime.Collection: Women
I didn't grow up believing that abortion was a good choice for women, but since it was legal, I thought it must be okay.Collection: Legal
Time is money, and the more breaks given, the less money that is made.Collection: Money
Why do I leave the March for Life every year happier than when I came? Hope and gratefulness are the reasons. Gratefulness for the life we have and the life we've given and hope for the future, to live in a world where abortion becomes unthinkable.Collection: Hope
How can we condemn those who are truly blinded by evil? We can't. We shouldn't. How do we bring about conversion of those living in blindness? By love. By truth in charity. By offering forgiveness. By offering mercy. With prayer.Collection: Forgiveness
As someone who used to work in an abortion clinic and who now has helped over 425 people get out of the abortion industry, I have hundreds of first-hand accounts of what abortion clinics do to cut corners on cleanliness and health. Truly disgusting tales.Collection: Health
An abortion is expensive. Its cost includes pay for the doctor, supporting medical staff, their health benefits packages, and malpractice insurance.Collection: Medical
Abortion does not just hurt women. Abortion hurts a family, and it has a domino effect of hurting those related and close to those families through the grief and reality of losing a child to abortion.Collection: Family
Never underestimate the power of anyone's story... anyone's life.Collection: Power
How pro-lifers are perceived by those who oppose us is important.
I am part of a movement that loves women into conversation and conversion. I am part of the pro-woman movement.
I have seen women literally run into the abortion facility because someone was yelling Bible verses at them or pushing a graphic image in their faces.
I got married to Doug in 2005. I knew that we wanted to delay having children for a while, and I had tried pretty much every hormonal birth control method under the sun.
We know the risks of birth control, and yet we continue to pump it into our system as if we have no choice.
If you want to truly stand up for women's reproductive rights, then stand against birth control. Because nothing says anti-woman more than birth control.
Bottom line: Contraception does not reduce abortion.
Natural Family Planning works and is as effective, and sometimes more effective, than the birth control methods out there.
When I worked for Planned Parenthood, we had a specific protocol that we had to follow when picking up our abortion doctor. Looking back, I realize how crazy this was, but at the time, I felt like I was a part of some super secret high-level security task force.
No one is beyond the power of conversion, because no one is beyond the power of truth.
Most prochoicers have a line in the sand concerning abortion. There are very few abortion supporters who believe in abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.
I had always believed that I would retire with Planned Parenthood.
I wish I had a dollar for every pro-choicer who told me that abortion has to be accessible for poor women... as if being poor makes you an unfit mother.
I have many memories of my time with Planned Parenthood. I spent eight years of my life there. Some memories are good, some are not. But they are contained in my mind. It's easy to forget them.
Being pro-choice was not just a movement to me; it was a lifestyle. I wholeheartedly embraced that lifestyle and loved being a part of it.
Part of being a former abortion clinic worker is learning how to deal with your past sin.
Being reminded of your past doesn't mean that you have to live with constant grief. It simply means that you have been given the opportunity to transform your past into something positive.
I know from personal experience just how critically important the work of LifeSite is - not just to me but the whole pro-life movement!
Can you love people into truth? Absolutely.
Abortionists are not the enemy. Our enemy is sin.
The only thing that will keep an abortion worker in the industry longer is a pro-lifer who condemns them.
I know I'm a smart person, and yet I was duped by the abortion industry for eight years. Why did it take so long for me to see the truth? I don't know.
I've heard pro-lifers yell at abortion clinic workers that they should 'Repent!' Repent of what? They don't see what they are doing as something that needs to be repented of. Why? Because they are blinded. Do you think yelling at them will remove that blindness? Not likely.
We are all afflicted with our own spiritual blindness. That's what sin does to us, and we all sin. We would do better to look into our own hearts and deal with our own sin before we condemn the sins of others.
When I say, 'I want women to have access to authentic female healthcare,' I mean that I want women to have access to healthcare that supports their natural femininity. I mean that I want women to have access to healthcare that doesn't include the use of contraception and abortion.
When I say, 'I want women to have control over their bodies,' I mean that I want women to know and embrace their fertility.
When I say, 'I stand for equal rights,' I mean equal rights for all persons... from the moment of conception until natural death. I mean that I believe in the equal human dignity of all persons, no matter the 'contribution' they make to society.
If the church doesn't minister to sinners, then who will?
We all sin. We all can change. We all can be reborn in Christ.
I am a woman's advocate. I stand against abortion.
Fertility should be shared between a husband and wife.
I am definitely not the best wife, and no one has nominated me for 'Mother of the Year.'
I am a big sinner.
I am far from a perfect pro-lifer.
I would say I am a mediocre Christian.
I get asked this question a lot. Am I really pro-life? Am I against abortion in all circumstances? Yes. Do I believe there are any exceptions for abortion? No. Do you want to make abortion illegal? Yes.
Being 'pro-life' means standing up for all life, valuing all life.
I believe all children deserve quality health care.
I am not just pro-birth. I believe in supporting a woman during and after pregnancy.
As a person who worked in the abortion industry for eight years, I can say unequivocally that the most manipulation I have ever witnessed was inside the walls of the abortion clinic.