Former Abortion Clinic Director Apologizes
to Women Who Underwent Abortions
"You may never hear these words from the person
who performed your abortion, but I want you to hear it from me ..."
Former abortion clinic director
Abby Johnson apologizes to women who were coerced into or hurt by abortion:
Every day of my life I think
about the women I took from. I took away their
motherhood, I devalued them, I broke their confidence, I
betrayed them. How I wish I could look into every one
of their faces and tell them how sorry I am. If I
could restore some of what I took from them, I would give my
life to make it happen. I wish I could be there to
wipe their tears when they mourn for their lost child.
To know that you committed a terrible wrong that you can’t
make right is one of the most desperate feelings in the
world.
And as desperate as I feel, I
can’t make those wishes come true. But I do my best
everyday to make it up to those women and their children.
I failed them once, but I won’t do it again. I know
they haven’t forgotten their children, and I haven’t either.
For the lives I have taken, ‘I’m
sorry’ just seems hollow to even say. How do you
apologize for killing thousands of children and wounding
thousands of families? I’m not sure I have an answer.
But I AM sorry.
I am sorry to the women I coerced
into abortion. I am sorry to every woman who has ever
had an abortion; you may never hear those words from the
person who performed your abortion, but I want you to hear
it from me on behalf of that doctor or clinic worker.
I am sorry they betrayed you.
I am sorry they broke your spirit and your trust. I am
sorry they hurt you. I am sorry they didn’t have the
courage to stand up for you and what you really deserved…a
chance to be a mother to your child. We abused and
disrespected you in the worst possible way. I am
sorry. So many people probably disappointed you…your
friends, your family, your church community, your coworkers,
maybe others. I apologize on behalf of them, as well.
I am guilty of selling abortion to my family, friends,
coworkers, and even people I worship with. We should
have stood up for you and your child. I am so sorry we
let you down in the worst possible way. You deserved
better than what we gave you.
Read the entire post here.
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Find Help
Resources to help those who are
pregnant or struggling after abortion can be found in our
Help & Healing Guide or on this
web page. Teens or women who are being coerced or forced to abort can
seek legal help to stop an unwanted abortion from the
Center Against Forced Abortions, a project of the Justice Foundation.
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