The Walls Are Talking: Former Abortion Clinic Workers Tell Their Stories - Softcover

Johnson, Abby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162164250X ISBN 13: 9781621642503

Publisher: Ignatius Press, 2018

Synopsis

This book narrates the harrowing and life-changing experiences of former abortion clinic workers, including those of the author, who once directed abortion services at a large Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas. These individuals, whose names have been changed to protect their identities, left their jobs in the abortion industry after experiencing a change of heart. They have come forward with their stories, not for fame or notoriety, but to shed light on the reality of abortion. They want their stories to change the lives of others for the better.

These stories are difficult to read, because an abortion is an act of violence, harming not only the obvious victim―the unborn child-- but also the mother, the father, the doctor, and everyone else involved. But these stories also offer hope, for they show that anyone, no matter what part the person has played in an abortion, can start anew, can make amends for past mistakes. They demonstrate that the first step on that journey is telling the truth, as these courageous individuals do in these pages.

"Those of us that have worked in the abortion industry all live with a constant burden. We can't let our burden slide off of our shoulders; it is what keeps us on fire. It reminds us of why we fight so hard. We have seen death and evil in a way that most haven't―and we participated. But we are forgiven. He who has been forgiven much, loves much. And we love a lot. I am eagerly awaiting the day when we can call all abortionists and clinic workers former and repentant abortion providers."
― Abby Johnson, author

About this title

About the Author:

Abby Johnson holds a B.S. in psychology from Texas A&M University and an M.A. in counseling from Sam Houston State University. She was hired by Planned Parenthood in 2005 and progressed to the position of community services director and health educator, where she served as liason between the community and Planned Parenthood as media correspondent. Later promoted to heath center director, Johnson ran both the family planning and abortion programs. In 2009 she left Planned Parenthood and joined the local Coalition for Life as a volunteer. She continues her volunteer activities and now works on projects with the national 40 Days for Life campaign. She and her husband, Doug, have a young daughter and live in Texas.

Kristin Detrow's passion for the pro-life movement started when her twins were diagnosed with a serious medical condition in utero and she refused a specialist's recommendation to abort one of her babies. Today, she is the mother of healthy twin boys and a daughter adopted from Uganda. Special needs adoption and orphan care are of the utmost importance to Kristin. She works to help deaf children living in poverty through Deaf Child Hope and also works with Abby Johnson at And Then There Were None to help abortion clinic workers leave the industry. Kristin is the author of pro-life novel The Intrusion. She lives in Maryland with her husband and children.

Review:

"It is not a trivial thing to heed the call of one's conscience, especially when the cost is one's livelihood. I know. Years ago, I walked away from a Stanford Ph.D. and an academic position when I told the truth about forced abortions in China. The women in this book did the same thing. They walked away from the security of their jobs in the abortion industry when they realized the murderous truth about what actually goes on there. Read their stories, and pray that hundreds more abortion clinic workers will follow them out the door, with the last one turning out the lights as she leaves." -- Steven Mosher, President, Population Research Institute

"The Walls Are Talking, and they're urging us to listen. The voices of Abby Johnson and other former abortion workers are loud and clear. Their real life accounts describing the inner workings of the abortion industry can no longer be ignored. And despite the stark madness of this gruesome environment, these stories of grace remind us that no one is beyond the reach of Christ." --Ramona Trevino, Author, Redeemed by Grace: A Catholic Woman's Journey to Planned Parenthood and Back

"My friend, Abby Johnson, has been teaching us for several years what it means to leave the abortion industry and feel free of the murder, the heartache and the misery that accompany abortion.

Abby's latest book, The Walls Are Talking, is another remarkable journey down the path that she, and so many others, have travelled on their way out the torment of the abortion industry and into the light of truth.

I encourage everyone to read The Walls Are Talking and share it with family and friends. Heroic women like Abby inspire all of us."
-- Judie Brown, President, American Life League

About this edition

• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 162164250X
• ISBN 13: 9781621642503
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160