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Former Planned Parenthood director, now pro-life, to become Catholic [Catholic Caucus]
cns ^ | February 21, 2011

Posted on 02/22/2011 7:21:18 AM PST by NYer

SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- A woman who walked away from her job as a Planned Parenthood clinic director after helping with an ultrasound-guided abortion is preparing to enter the Catholic Church. Abby Johnson, 30, who has been speaking at pro-life events around the country, will become a Catholic, along with her husband, Doug, in her native Texas within the next few months. The couple has a 4-year-old daughter. "When we went to the Catholic Church for the first time, we knew that was where we were supposed to be and we have been there ever since," said Johnson, who said she particularly loves the church's reverence for Mary as the mother of God. "The more we started learning about the beliefs of the church and the Eucharist and everything, it seemed like this was what had been missing our whole lives." After eight years as a Planned Parenthood volunteer and employee, Johnson walked away from her job as director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan/College Station, Texas, Oct. 6, 2009, during a prayer vigil by 40 Days for Life. Johnson, who had one abortion at age 20 and another at 23, first began working as a clinic escort while a student at Texas A&M University. Assisting with an ultrasound during an abortion in September 2009 turned her into a pro-life advocate. She describes the experience in her book "Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of the Planned Parenthood Leader Who Crossed the Life Line to Fight for Women in Crisis," written with Cindy Lambert (Ignatius Press, 2011).


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: abbyjohnson; abortion; catholic; johnson; plannedparenthood; pp; prolife; unplanned

1 posted on 02/22/2011 7:21:21 AM PST by NYer
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To: netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; Berlin_Freeper; Litany; SumProVita; ...

Welcome home, Abby!


2 posted on 02/22/2011 7:22:57 AM PST by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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Welcome home, Abby & family!


3 posted on 02/22/2011 7:26:30 AM PST by surroundedbyblue
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Thanks to 40 Days for Life instigated by Catholics!

Hooray!

4 posted on 02/22/2011 7:27:56 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Former Planned Parenthood director, now pro-life, to become Catholic [Catholic Caucus]
A Deadly Domino Effect : Abby Johnson left Planned Parenthood and joined the cause of life.
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Former Planned Parenthood director releases book
Escape from Abortion: A Review of unPlanned by Abby Johnson

5 posted on 02/22/2011 7:28:26 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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The fang-toothed feminazis will hound her and try to trash her every way they can.


6 posted on 02/22/2011 7:28:35 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Liberalism is against human nature. Practicing liberalism is detrimental to your mental stability.)
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It won’t matter. She has faith.


7 posted on 02/22/2011 7:30:38 AM PST by DWC (historian)
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GREAT NEWS, she’s going to be a speaker at the NJ RTL Banquet this year.


8 posted on 02/22/2011 12:44:47 PM PST by Coleus (Adult Stem Cells Work, there is NO Need to Harvest Babies for Their Body Parts!)
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"I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
9 posted on 02/22/2011 3:23:50 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus
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Pro-Life bump


10 posted on 02/22/2011 4:31:53 PM PST by Dajjal (Justice Robert Jackson was wrong -- the Constitution IS a suicide pact.)
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She is coming to RTL in Oregon too.


11 posted on 02/22/2011 5:31:20 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Looks like she get’s around and is making the speaking circuit..Are you going?


12 posted on 02/22/2011 8:56:09 PM PST by Coleus (Adult Stem Cells Work, there is NO Need to Harvest Babies for Their Body Parts!)
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