Thus says the Lord who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you…the Lord, your Redeemer…”I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, stretching out the heavens by myself, and spreading out the earth all alone” (Isaiah 44:2, 24).
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, (Jeremiah 1:5).
These verses are critical to understanding why there is such a difference between those who think that abortion is not wrong and those who believe that abortion is the taking of a human life.
I am not talking here about the women who are high up in organizations like Planned Parenthood. These women know that the being in the womb is a baby. They have decided that they have a right to end the child’s life anyway. They don’t care what God has to say about life.
I am here speaking about all of the women who believe the lies they are told by Planned Parenthood. These are women who don’t understand how intimately God is involved with His creation. Or, they believe that the being in the womb is not a baby until it is 22 or 24 or horror of horrors, 28 weeks old. They are told that the little life that is in them is just a blob of tissue.
Abortionists have been able to get away with these lies until recently. Now, thanks to ultrasound, the truth is there for all to see. The being in the womb is a baby. The only choice now is whether to kill it or not.
The Scriptures clearly tell us that God created everything, including all human life. Not only that, but He knows ahead of time all about us. Every life belongs to Him; no one has the right to destroy a baby.
Killing an unborn baby is not a decision about “reproductive health”. It is a moral decision. Make no mistake about it. God told us in His Word hundreds of years ago that He created all children. If some refused to believe Him, then let them believe their own eyes when they see the child on the screen during an ultrasound.
One person whose life has been changed by this procedure is Abby Johnson. We can praise 
God that Abby and many other former Planned Parenthood workers have seen the light. I will briefly tell her story, but I recommend her book, “Unplanned”, published in 2010 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. You can also go to her website, www.abbyjohnson.org, for more information on what she is doing now that she has left Planned Parenthood.
Abby had been a director at a Planned Parenthood facility in Texas for eight years. One day she was asked to assist in an abortion. She was to help with the ultrasound. Her courageous retelling of what happened will touch you deeply. She realized that what she was seeing on the screen was a baby with hands, feet, arms, and legs. She watched as the baby struggled for its life as the doctor performed the abortion.
Abby realized that one of the lies she had been told was that the babies do not feel pain. I won’t give any more details in the interests of propriety, but suffice it to say, Abby was shocked. It was hard for her to get the scene out of her mind. She realized that,
What was in this woman’s womb just a moment ago was alive. It wasn’t just tissue, just cells. That was a human baby – fighting for life! A battle that was lost in the blink of an eye. What I have told people for years, what I’ve believed and taught and defended, is a lie. (pg. 7).
Abby knew she could no longer work at Planned Parenthood. She soon turned to people she had met on the “other side of the fence”. These were peaceful Pro-life folks there that she had met and often spoken to on her way into work. They were praying for her during the “Forty Days For Life” campaign. Imagine their joy when they realized how God had answered their prayers.
Besides changing sides to join the Coalition for Life, Abby went through a spiritual transformation, giving her life to God. I can’t do justice to her wonderful story in these few words; I hope you’ll get the book and read it. You’ll be encouraged about the power of God.
Abby is a woman of courage. I admire her for telling her own story so honestly. Some women would try to hide the skeletons in their closets, but Abby bravely confesses to all that she has done that she is now sorry for including her own abortion. I think that women who have made the same mistake can relate to Abby. They can know that there is forgiveness and healing in Jesus Christ.
I also appreciate the insight from someone on the other side of the fence. She has seen how well meaning, but overly zealous volunteers can turn away the women they are trying to reach. 
The peaceful, prayerful methods of the people who turn out for the “Forty Days For Life” vigils are having an impact. This gentle way of praying and offering help to women who are scared or feeling helpless is more Christ-like. They impressed Abby enough that she knew who to turn to when she decided to make the break with her old job.
The people at Coalition for Life did help Abby. But her life was not easy after that. Planned Parenthood tried to sue her among other things. God sent her the help she needed and she battled on. She lost some good friends, but she made some new ones. Abby is now putting all of her energy towards Pro-life causes. She travels and speaks at many events. On her Blog you can join in with “Operation Conversion” and pray for abortionists.
The latest news is that Abby has made it public that she is turning the tables on Planned Parenthood and has filed a lawsuit against them for filing fraudulent Medicaid claims. She reports that Planned Parenthood submitted repeated false, fraudulent, and ineligible claims for Medicaid reimbursements through the Texas Women’s Health program.
Abby is the third former Planned Parenthood employee to sue the abortion giant for widespread and systematic fraud. She says that they filed over 87,075 false, fraudulent or ineligible claims totally more than $5.7 million. The taxpayers need to know that this is how their money is being spent.
Abby said that when she asked about this fraudulent money, her supervisor said, “Well, we are going to hope we don’t get caught.” Other “whistleblowers” are coming forward and giving information about the way the managers at Planned Parenthood have been faking billing claims that have resulted in $100 million in financial impropriety.
Let us all pray for Abby’s safety. Let us pray that the truth about Planned Parenthood will come out for everyone to see. They are not about health care. They are about making money. Thankfully many state governments are defunding Planned Parenthood as they learn about the fraud. I pray that all public funding will end. Abby said in her interview with O’Reilly on Fox news that if the government funding stopped, Planned Parenthood would go away because there are very few private people that will fund them. I believe her, so we need to be active in working to get their funding completely cut off. This lawsuit should help. Please pray that it will be successful.
Pray for Abby and her family as this is a time of stress. And thank God for raising up bold witnesses for the truth.
An “Unplanned” Journey
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, (Jeremiah 1:5).
These verses are critical to understanding why there is such a difference between those who think that abortion is not wrong and those who believe that abortion is the taking of a human life.
I am not talking here about the women who are high up in organizations like Planned Parenthood. These women know that the being in the womb is a baby. They have decided that they have a right to end the child’s life anyway. They don’t care what God has to say about life.
I am here speaking about all of the women who believe the lies they are told by Planned Parenthood. These are women who don’t understand how intimately God is involved with His creation. Or, they believe that the being in the womb is not a baby until it is 22 or 24 or horror of horrors, 28 weeks old. They are told that the little life that is in them is just a blob of tissue.
Abortionists have been able to get away with these lies until recently. Now, thanks to ultrasound, the truth is there for all to see. The being in the womb is a baby. The only choice now is whether to kill it or not.
The Scriptures clearly tell us that God created everything, including all human life. Not only that, but He knows ahead of time all about us. Every life belongs to Him; no one has the right to destroy a baby.
Killing an unborn baby is not a decision about “reproductive health”. It is a moral decision. Make no mistake about it. God told us in His Word hundreds of years ago that He created all children. If some refused to believe Him, then let them believe their own eyes when they see the child on the screen during an ultrasound.
One person whose life has been changed by this procedure is Abby Johnson. We can praise
God that Abby and many other former Planned Parenthood workers have seen the light. I will briefly tell her story, but I recommend her book, “Unplanned”, published in 2010 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. You can also go to her website, www.abbyjohnson.org, for more information on what she is doing now that she has left Planned Parenthood.
Abby had been a director at a Planned Parenthood facility in Texas for eight years. One day she was asked to assist in an abortion. She was to help with the ultrasound. Her courageous retelling of what happened will touch you deeply. She realized that what she was seeing on the screen was a baby with hands, feet, arms, and legs. She watched as the baby struggled for its life as the doctor performed the abortion.
Abby realized that one of the lies she had been told was that the babies do not feel pain. I won’t give any more details in the interests of propriety, but suffice it to say, Abby was shocked. It was hard for her to get the scene out of her mind. She realized that,
What was in this woman’s womb just a moment ago was alive. It wasn’t just tissue, just cells. That was a human baby – fighting for life! A battle that was lost in the blink of an eye. What I have told people for years, what I’ve believed and taught and defended, is a lie. (pg. 7).
Abby knew she could no longer work at Planned Parenthood. She soon turned to people she had met on the “other side of the fence”. These were peaceful Pro-life folks there that she had met and often spoken to on her way into work. They were praying for her during the “Forty Days For Life” campaign. Imagine their joy when they realized how God had answered their prayers.
Abby is a woman of courage. I admire her for telling her own story so honestly. Some women would try to hide the skeletons in their closets, but Abby bravely confesses to all that she has done that she is now sorry for including her own abortion. I think that women who have made the same mistake can relate to Abby. They can know that there is forgiveness and healing in Jesus Christ.
I also appreciate the insight from someone on the other side of the fence. She has seen how well meaning, but overly zealous volunteers can turn away the women they are trying to reach.
The peaceful, prayerful methods of the people who turn out for the “Forty Days For Life” vigils are having an impact. This gentle way of praying and offering help to women who are scared or feeling helpless is more Christ-like. They impressed Abby enough that she knew who to turn to when she decided to make the break with her old job.
The people at Coalition for Life did help Abby. But her life was not easy after that. Planned Parenthood tried to sue her among other things. God sent her the help she needed and she battled on. She lost some good friends, but she made some new ones. Abby is now putting all of her energy towards Pro-life causes. She travels and speaks at many events. On her Blog you can join in with “Operation Conversion” and pray for abortionists.
The latest news is that Abby has made it public that she is turning the tables on Planned Parenthood and has filed a lawsuit against them for filing fraudulent Medicaid claims. She reports that Planned Parenthood submitted repeated false, fraudulent, and ineligible claims for Medicaid reimbursements through the Texas Women’s Health program.
Abby is the third former Planned Parenthood employee to sue the abortion giant for widespread and systematic fraud. She says that they filed over 87,075 false, fraudulent or ineligible claims totally more than $5.7 million. The taxpayers need to know that this is how their money is being spent.
Abby said that when she asked about this fraudulent money, her supervisor said, “Well, we are going to hope we don’t get caught.” Other “whistleblowers” are coming forward and giving information about the way the managers at Planned Parenthood have been faking billing claims that have resulted in $100 million in financial impropriety.
Let us all pray for Abby’s safety. Let us pray that the truth about Planned Parenthood will come out for everyone to see. They are not about health care. They are about making money. Thankfully many state governments are defunding Planned Parenthood as they learn about the fraud. I pray that all public funding will end. Abby said in her interview with O’Reilly on Fox news that if the government funding stopped, Planned Parenthood would go away because there are very few private people that will fund them. I believe her, so we need to be active in working to get their funding completely cut off. This lawsuit should help. Please pray that it will be successful.
Pray for Abby and her family as this is a time of stress. And thank God for raising up bold witnesses for the truth.
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