"Unplanned" by Abby Johnson

Abby Johnson was in college when she started volunteering at Planned Parenthood. She believed what they told her, that by focusing on women's health and affordable contraceptives they could decrease the number of abortions. That was her goal. She always felt sad when a client chose to abort her child but Abby did not see their choice as her responsibility or as going against her faith in God, even as she rose to be the director of her clinic. She herself did not have a spotless past, and she believed that as long as she had taken care of the health of these women then she had fulfilled the cause of Planned Parenthood .

Through the drawing of God and the love of her "enemies" (the Coalition for Life which was right around the corner), Abby began to rethink her choices from the past several years. On the day she was called in to actually assist with an ultrasound-guided abortion, her world and worldview shifted drastically. This is her story, from a naive student to a pro-life advocate. I found it interesting and very gripping, having a very hard time putting the book down as everything unfolded.

I was very impressed at how Abby stressed that it was love that won her over, love that supported her, and love that keeps her going. Love from God and the love that God enables us to have for others. That is truly inspirational!

Thank you to GoodReads First-Reads for my copy of this book! All opinions in this review are my own.