042- Abby Johnson - From Planned Parenthood to Pro-Life: Abby’s Story of Mercy, Healing, and Helping Women Pre and Post-Abortion

If you’ve ever carried shame you cannot shake, or wondered how the church can better support women after abortion with compassion and practical care, this conversation will encourage you deeply.💫💫Before you listen, take my Spiritual Gifts Quiz made JUST for moms, to discover how God uniquely wired you to serve and bring hope right where you are.💕If this episode blesses you, could you please leave a review and follow the Only Love Today Podcast and share it with a friend? Thank you!!!📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube @onlylovetodaymomSUMMARYMegan sits down with Abby Johnson, wife and mom of eight, to talk about the long road from deception and spiritual darkness to freedom, mercy, and redemption. Abby shares how she once believed she was helping women while working at Planned Parenthood, and how the enemy can twist compassion into something distorted, eventually hardening the heart with resentment.Abby opens up about the inner conflict she carried, the mental shifts that kept her entrenched, and the moment she asked herself a haunting question: If I died today, would I go to hell? From there, the conversation moves into the hope of the gospel, the reality of forgiveness, and why believing your sin is “too big” for God to forgive can actually be pride that keeps you stuck.Abby also describes how her ministry intentionally pursues abortion workers with love and persistence, including letters, postcards, flowers, and a Christmas outreach where convents of nuns write handwritten notes to abortion clinics across the country. Finally, Abby shares practical, creative ways churches can become visibly and safely pro-life, not just in what they believe but in how they care for moms, babies, and families in tangible ways.Abby’s website: abbyj.comHelp for moms (case management, financial literacy, Mama Scholar): loveline.comHelp for abortion workers to leave the industry and find healing: abortionworker.comSocial: https://www.instagram.com/prolifeabbyjohnson/RELATED EPISODES YOU'LL LOVE![Ep. 15 - Lisa Steven - Former Teen Mom to Founder of Hope House--A Non-Profit Teen Mom Support Center][Ep. 34 - Megan Estes - Loving the Mom God Created You To Be][Ep. 14 - Heather Stringer - Teen Mom, Abuse Survivor, Founder of Recovery 828]TakeawaysThe enemy can twist compassion into misguided compassion and eventually into resentment.When people do not feel valued, it becomes easier to devalue others, especially the vulnerable.Shame can keep you in bondage, but the gospel invites real freedom and healing.Believing your sin is too great for God’s forgiveness can be pride that keeps you stuck.God speaks through Scripture daily, and healing often involves returning to His Word consistently.Churches can create a true culture of life through visible, practical support that removes fear and stigma.Timestamps00:00 Prayer and welcome01:45 Abby introduces her family and eight children06:40 Adoption story and God opening doors in two weeks13:30 Abby’s Planned Parenthood background and distorted compassion18:00 The “scapegoat” dynamic and hardening of the heart21:30 “If I died today, would I go to hell?”22:35 How Abby’s ministry pursues abortion workers with love24:20 Why culture devalues the vulnerable26:10 Shame, forgiveness, and why “too big to forgive” can be pride30:55 Daily Scripture as a pathway to freedom33:00 Practical ways churches can support post-abortive women39:30 How to connect with Abby and her resources41:25 Closing encouragement and blessingsAbby Johnson, Planned Parenthood testimony, healing after abortion, post-abortive support, shame and forgiveness, pro-life church, abortion worker outreach, Christian motherhood encouragement, valuing the vulnerable, spiritual gifts quiz