How Women Are Treated by the Abortion Industry

The abortion industry is often portrayed as an empowering force – a bastion of hope for the women who have been overlooked by society. It would be easy to believe that abortion clinics are a safe haven for women, a place where they are always treated with respect and receive the highest quality of healthcare. But this façade couldn’t be any further from the truth.  In her book, The Walls Are Talking, Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director, and other former abortion workers reveal how the abortion industry really treats women.

The attitude of abortion workers.

Workers often start out with the noble intention to help women in crises. But it was impossible for the workers to maintain their good intentions in the atmosphere of the abortion industry. Johnson reveals that working for an organization that is focused on making as much money as possible by killing unborn children forced the once passionate abortion workers to become cold and indifferent. Johnson writes, “Although abortion advocates are constantly spouting slogans declaring their unwavering love and devotion to women, in reality, it is commonplace for some clinic workers to ignore, marginalize, blame, and ridicule the women who trust them,” (page 18).

The heartbeat of the abortion industry is the pursuit of money.

Johnson states that “As an organization that rakes in over one billion dollars annually, the abortion industry’s heart beats exclusively for the almighty dollars made shedding innocent blood,”(page 70). Their motivation for performing abortions is certainly not the well-being of the mother or some moral motivation of caring for women, “As long as the business is profiting, there will never be a reason too heinous to end the life of a baby at the request of its mother,” (page 105). The general sentiment expressed throughout the book was that the abortion industry takes an assembly line approach towards patients – getting them in and out as quickly as possible – rather than truly taking the time to care for them.

Furthermore, Johnson reveals that several women who had life endangering complications for their abortion were only compensated a few hundred dollars for their troubles. And the main reason the abortion industry compensated them was so they could get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement, forcing them to never speak about their abortion complications publicly. The abortion industries’ focus on making a profit is part of what makes them so evil, with Johnson stating it best, “there is no darker place on earth than one that profits from the death of innocent children,” (page 127).

Abortion is medically dangerous.

Abortion is portrayed as being a simple, safe procedure, similar in severity to getting a tooth pulled. Despite popular belief, the medical complications are often very serious. Some of the bloodiest chapters in the book are the accounts of the side effects and complications of abortion that are so carefully hidden. Whether or not the patient experienced an emergency complication, all abortions still cause irreparable harm to the woman. As Johnson writes, “our customers walked away with a human life unnaturally ripped from their bodies and a lifetime of psychological and oftentimes physical repercussions,” (page 71). Instead of protecting and promoting women’s health, abortion carries a host of dangers and often harms women, both physically and mentally.

Clinic workers would ignore signs of abuse on patients.

This book repeatedly shows women being mistreated by the abortion industry rather than emboldened. Obvious signs of abuse were often ignored rather than reported to the authorities. In wanting to allow women to do whatever they wished with their bodies, one of the former abortion clinic workers admits that they allowed a repeat customer, a prostitute, to continually go back to her pimp. They neglected calling the police, even though they noticed signs of abuse on her body. Rather than empowering women, the option of abortion gave men power over women, consequence-free sex.

The abortion industry is the expert in marketing.

If abortion is really a risky procedure and the women are often treated poorly, then how has the abortion industry maintained its squeaky-clean reputation to the general public? It’s simple: marketing is powerful, and the abortion industry knows this and uses it fully to their advantage. They have striven to mask abortion, trying to make it seem normal. They have even tried to portray it as rare, a small percentage of their preventative health services, which just is not true. Most importantly, the marketing of the abortion industry. The power of recognizing the humanity of the “fetus”. No matter the gestational age, abortion clinic workers and patients alike were flipped upside down when they had an opportunity to see the fetus for what it was: a human child. “We must dehumanize the unborn in order to accept abortion” (page 77).

It is our job to look past the marketing lies of the abortion industry and see it for what it is – a greedy industry that feeds on the blood of unborn children.

All quotations from The Walls Are Talking by Abby Johnson, written with Kristin Detrow

Why You Should Buy a Pro-Life Shirt

The pro-life clothing sold by organizations like Live Action is more than just a garment – it’s a message, and you never know what connections you may make through wearing and sharing that message.

I am a pro-life college student who loves to wear my “A Child, Not A Choice” t-shirt around. I am never really sure if people are catching the message, but people are noticing it far more often than I could have imagined .

Last summer I wore my t-shirt to a family Bible conference. Because this ministry is staunchly pro-life, I wasn’t expecting any negative reaction to my shirt, but I was blown away by the reaction I DID receive.

As I was wandering around the lobby, I was approached by a cheerful woman in her mid-thirties with curly black hair. She walked up and said, “I love your shirt!” and we were off to the races. She had never heard of Live Action, and I got the opportunity to share about Live Action’s awesome work with her.

But I was totally unprepared for what she would say next.

Over the course of our conversation, she shared that years ago she had had an abortion. She had woken up in the middle of the procedure and asked the medical staff to stop (which they didn’t). She proceeded to talk about how an abortion means regret for a lifetime.

This woman had moved forward with her life after this painful experience. By this point in our conversation her husband and young children had wandered over and joined her. She has a beautiful family, but it was obvious to me to me that she deeply regretted never getting to meet the child she had aborted.

Thankfully, this woman had received God’s grace and healing. I assured her that as a post-abortive mother she has an amazing testimony to share. I may never see her again, but I was deeply humbled and privileged to hear her story. Abortion has claimed many victims, both babies and mothers, but it is powerful to see mothers having the courage to share their regrets over their abortions.

It’s incredible to me how damaging abortion is, and how people in the church have often experienced this hidden hurt without our knowing. You just never know who has been either directly or indirectly affected by abortion .

I never would have gotten to hear this precious woman’s story if I had not been wearing my pro-life shirt. Wearing a pro-life shirt shows everyone around you that you care deeply about this issue and you’re ready to hear their experiences. You may be helping to change the culture on the life issue, or you may be connecting with someone who already shares your views. Either way, it’s awesome how a simple message on a shirt can make an impact and bring opportunities.

So wear your pro-life gear with confidence! You never know how it might help build connections, and as in my case, you never know what stories it might allow you to hear.