Unplanned

The dramatic true story of a former Planned Parenthood leader's eye-opening journey across the life line
By Abby Johnson
with Cindy Lambert

"As I took the ultrasound probe in hand, I could not have imagined how the next ten minutes would shake the foundation of my values and change the course of my life."

Abby Johnson joined Planned Parenthood as a college student because she wanted to help women in crisis - a goal she believed the organization shared. As she rose through the ranks to become a clinic director, however, things started to shift. Finances grew tighter, clinic practices changed, and Abby became increasingly unsettled about what she was being asked to do. But it wasn't until she helped perform an actual abortion procedure that Abby fully realized what she'd been a part of all those years.

Join Abby as she reveals her full story for the first time in Unplanned: a heart-stopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation. Abby's unique vantage point from both sides of the abortion clinic property line shines light and compassion into the political controversy that surrounds this issue. For anyone who cares about the life-versus-rights debate and helping women face crisis pregnancies, Unplanned is a must-read.

In the pages of Unplanned, you'll also discover:

• What Abby found so attractive about the mission and goals of Planned Parenthood
• The personal secret that Abby had kept buried for years
• The things she'd believed and told patients that she discovered not to be true
• An insider's perspective on Planned Parenthood's practices as well as the heartfelt but misguided efforts of some radical antiabortion activists
• The courage and resilience she's seen on both sides of the fence - from staff members to clients in crisis to prayerful volunteers

A compelling story of crisis and change, Unplanned is also a reminder of how grace finds us in unlikely places, and how we can all reach out with love to those who stand on opposing sides.

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 267