Life is full of decisions, and every decision we make has an echo that affects our future.

On May 17th we aired the UNITEforLIFE webcast with Abby Johnson, a former abortion clinic director for Planned Parenthood. You can still share in these heartfelt discussions as Abby shares her long-held desire to help women in crisis, and the moment of pure awakening that led her to re-evaluate her life’s work.

During this webcast, hosted by Kelly Rosati, Vice President of Community Outreach for Focus on the Family, you’ll discover why Abby is now an advocate for the pro-life pregnancy centers and clinics around the nation that truly serve women and save lives. Special guests, representing over 2500 pregnancy care centers and clinics, include:

Dr. Peggy Hartshorn, President of Heartbeat International, heartbeatinternational.org

Tom Glessner, Founder and President of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) www.nifla.org and

Melinda Delahoyde, President of Care Net, www.care-net.org, and

Lola French, CEO of the Canadian Association of Pregnancy Support Services, www.capss.com

Kelly Rosati, Vice President of Community Outreach for Focus on the Family

Meet women who discovered that abortion was not their only choice and learn how they received the caring, confidential support they needed to choose life for their babies.

Plus, we’ll hear from Shawn Carney, co-founder of 40 Days for Life and former Executive Director of Coalition for Life, who befriended Abby when she worked at Planned Parenthood, tell how prayer and kindness are having a huge impact on those working at abortion clinics and speaking to the hearts of abortion-minded women.

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The true story of how Abby Johnson went from Planned Parenthood clinic director to leading voice for life and women in crisis.

Abby Johnson made a courageous decision when she walked away from her job as the director of a key Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas and walked into the office of the Coalition for Life down the street. Yet that turning point was preceded by years of searching—and a moment of pure awakening.

Little did she know that her one decision would turn into a national news story or that she’d immediately go from being a leader for Planned Parenthood to being a very public figure in the right-to-life debate.

Now in Unplanned, the documentary based on her sensational book of the same title, Abby takes you back to the Planned Parenthood clinic where she worked for years as a pro-choice advocate. You’ll hear directly from Abby how a few moments in a room of that same clinic changed her perspective, and her life, forever.

In this intriguing and inspirational story, you’ll follow Abby on a journey into her past—through her wrestling with an incredible personal dilemma and making a difficult choice—and ultimately to her current mission to fight for life and help women in crisis.

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What people are saying about Abby:

“It was an absolute delight having Abby Johnson as our banquet speaker. Hearts were changed as our guests listened to Abby share her story of moving from pro-abortion to pro-life. I highly recommend her for any fundraising/pro-life event!” —Donations increased 14% over last year’s. This is the largest amount raised to date for this ministry! – New Life Pregnancy Center

“With the right blend of humor and seriousness, Abby was a hit with our audience. Her presentation and storytelling skills were very evident. Add in her compelling testimony, and you have a banquet speaker who can truly deliver.” – Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, NC

“Abby’s testimony is extremely powerful. Many people were convicted because of her witness. All of us on staff at Life Really Matters were extremely pleased with Abby’s presentation. She was personal, and we felt that most of the participants could relate to her.” – Nic Herdler, Life Really Matters, MO

“Abby has a compelling story balanced by a winsome, engaging personality that will grab your guests’ attention from her first word. She made comments in her message about unique things at our Center that showed her sincere care for our ministry and created a natural connection with our audience.” – Choices Resource Center, TN

“Abby’s down-to-earth presentation mixed humor with passion, making it very effective. She maintained our attention and was not afraid to challenge us. Having done a crisis pregnancy center fundraising banquet for 25 years, I can say that she was one of our best speakers ever!” – Precious Life Inc., PA

“Abby [Johnson] really raised people’s awareness. People were riveted by her explanation of what happens inside the abortion clinic. I thank Abby for verbalizing such high praise of our center. It was great to have someone not connected with the center ‘toot our horn’.” – Options for Women, NH

“Abby Johnson did a phenomenal job representing the pro-life movement to people who are not entirely familiar with everything pro-life stands for. We received many compliments on the banquet and on Abby in particular. She takes a controversial, painful subject and communicates it in a very clear way.” – Morning Star Ministries, PA

Pregnancy Centers and Clinics:
Would you like to screen Abby’s documentary in your community?

  

As a follow-up to the May 17 webcast event, Focus on the Family will provide every pregnancy center and clinic in the U.S. and Canada with an “Event-in-a-Box” Toolkit that will give you everything you need to host your own local screening of Abby Johnson’s documentary, unPLANNED.

The Toolkit will include:
- a free copy of the unPLANNED documentary
- a license to screen it in your community
- a disk with customizable promotional materials to equip you to host your own local event.

Paired with a client testimony from your center or clinic, it’s a great opportunity to help raise awareness of the alternative you provide to Planned Parenthood, helping to raise funds and friends in your local community for the important services you offer women.

After the webcast, you’ll find the video and audio PSAs on the website for download, to make it easier to share these large files with churches and radio stations that want to help promote your event.

 Hearing Abby’s story on the webcast will help your supporters catch the vision for how this documentary could help raise support locally for your PRC or PMC. They’ll be encouraged to invite their pastor, their friends and neighbors to your local event, and perhaps they will even help you to organize it!