Abby Johnson Thinks that Abortion should be Safe for Women

Abby Johnson is an acclaimed leader in the ProLife Movement today.  She was the director of the largest Planned Parenthood in the Nation (located in Texas) before her "conversion" to becoming ProLife some years ago.  The newly released movie, Unplanned, is a dramatic portrayal of her story with the hopes to expose the evil of the abortion industry.  She has been an influential voice in regards to ProLife pregnancy centers, ProLife organizations, ProLife legislation, and a very large portion of those who consider themselves ProLife.

I submit that it would be wise (a required duty of all Christians) to consider what she has to say, and weigh it according to truth.

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." (1 John 4:1)

"And Paul and Silas...who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." (Acts 17:10-11)

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

"Hold fast the form of sound words...in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 1:13)

In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court shot down a ProLife measure to make abortion facilities follow the same standard as true medical facilities, Abby, who first and foremost calls herself ProWoman, had this to say to her followers on Facebook:

ABBY JOHNSON, ProWoman, ProBaby, ProLife
My comments regarding the Supreme Court's decision today.

The Supreme Court has made a dangerous decision for the hundreds of thousands of women who enter these unregulated, unsanitary, unsafe facilities every year.  To require a facility performing invasive, medical procedures on a woman to meet the standards of an ambulatory surgical center is common sense.  We can now see the true motive of the abortion industry...

It is not safety, it is simply "access" at any cost.

It is dangerous to allow abortion facilities to be less safe than similar ambulatory centers. As a former Planned Parenthood director myself, and as someone who knows the ins and outs of the industry, I can't say that I'm surprised that abortion proponents are trying to put profit before care for women.  I can say, however, that women deserve the best care and I'm saddened by the decision rendered today.  Indeed, this is a misstep in the rights of women.

Women have been treated as second class citizens when it comes to the basic standards of health care for far too long.  It is time for ALL women to demand better treatment and better regulations.  We deserve much better than the Supreme Court has given us today.  We won't stop until that is exactly what we have received.

It's not over, friends."

My wife, Deana, read her post and right away wrote the following comment in response!

DEANA, Abolitionist of Human Abortion
Let's think this through righteously! Please.

Abortion is NOT healthcare.  Abortion is homicide!  The very women Abby is fighting to protect, those 'hundreds of thousands of women who enter these unregulated, unsanitary, unsafe abortion facilities every year' are walking into these death camps to pay a hitman with a medical license to murder their baby!

Come on, guys!  And they are doing so voluntarily (except for the few that are being held in prostitution or under-aged girls being forced, etc.).  These women are NOT the victims of unsanitary medical procedures...their children, who are brutally torn in pieces during the unsanitary procedures ARE!  

Let's just keep that fact really PROMINENT, shall we?

These women whom Abby states 'deserve the best care' are guilty of premeditated bloodshed.  It is that, plain and simple!  Do you really think that Auschwitz had any real concern for cleanliness and health standards in the camps that housed the Jews?  No, and neither did the German Supreme Court!  They were pro-death with one agenda: kill the unwanted Jews.  

Planned Parenthood and our own Supreme Court are also pro-death with one agenda: kill the unwanted babies.  The sickening difference between the German death camps and the ones protected in our nation is that those being murdered are ushered in by their own parents.  

I do care for these women.  I plead with them every week as I stand outside of the killing centers.  I use God's word to speak truth with a passion that desires their repentance.  I want more than anything that they would be spared God's promised judgment to those who shed innocent blood.  I do care for those running headlong to destruction (most of them with rebellious fists raised up to their Creator), and rejoice when they fear the LORD and flee evil! 

["Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed unto destruction.  
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:8-9]

But dear Christian, do not be deceived!  Not once did Abby's post even mention a baby--you know, a baby, THE SURE VICTIM in every abortion--sanitary or unsanitary.  We must wake up to this holocaust and treat it as the great evil that it is today.  And we must do so with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Abortion is our greatest national sin.  The number of the slain each year is more than all the American casualties in all the wars of our history COMBINED.  

["Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? ...If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors." James 2:4, 8-9]

Abortion will be abolished when Christians repent!  We must repent of our apathy, our tolerance, our worldly thinking, our gross neglect of our preborn neighbor, our silence, and our indifference!  And what must follow a Godly repentance is righteous action!  We must stand up for the vulnerable, for the fatherless, for those who cannot speak up for themselves, and for those being drawn away to their death.

["If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works." Proverbs 24:11-12]

Please do what you can to help those women who are pregnant in difficult situations--please stand with them and support them in their decision to do what is right--BUT NOT TO THE NEGLECT of the over 3,500 babies being killed each and every day by the will of their parents!  

Dear church, what are you doing for THOSE mothers and THOSE babies?  THOSE mothers are not calling for help and they are not entering the doors of the crisis pregnancy centers--they are boldly walking into the murder mills, money in hand, to pay a professional to kill THOSE babies.

["Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen." Deuteronomy 27:25]

In her Facebook response, Abby said that these specific women are being treated as 'second class citizens'.  No, Abby, Let's not use emotional rhetoric to distort the truth and promote a ministry.  This is not and has never been about woman's rights.  These specific women are treating their precious babies worse than our own government would punish the most heinous of criminals.

Stop muddying the waters, ABBY!"

I agree with my wife's response!

When mothers procuring the murder of their children are portrayed as the victim, when in actuality it is their dead, discarded child that has been poisoned and/or torn to pieces (at their mother's approval), then of course it seems unloving to prosecute and criminalize women who have had abortions!

Take a step back and think about that statement in the light of Scripture!  And remember that God Himself has "magnified [His] word above all [His] name" (Psalm 138:2).

"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren." (Proverbs 6:16-19)

"Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made." (Ezekiel 22:4)

To say otherwise is heresy!

And that is exactly what the teachings of Abby Johnson has given birth to--a perversion of God's standard!  Emotional rhetoric which distorts God's word!  As Christians, it is what God emphatically declares that we should hold fast to--and nothing else. Abby Johnson is a practicing Roman Catholic and has repeatedly stated her beliefs to be anti-Christian! And many, many Christians either follow blindly, or choose to turn a blind eye to the truth, in order to rally around those who are influential and pragmatic in their approach to "the issue" of life!

But God is quite clear when it comes to the shedding of innocent blood and His command to seek justice for the fatherless!

Abortion is MURDER.
Murder is never safe for the victim.
It does not improve justice to campaign for the safety of the perpetrator.

Abortion must be abolished.

Murder isn't Supposed to be Safe

For quite some time, the ProAbortion crowd has held up hangers and said, "Never again will we go back to when women had to use hangers!  Abortion needs to be SAFE!"  They talk about how hundreds of thousands of women died because of unsafe abortions when it wasn't allowed to kill preborn humans (Of course, they are often using numbers that were supplied by Bernard Nathanson, who later said he had fabricated the number, but let's go on).  They claim that if abortion becomes illegal again, some women will still choose to do it, and will resort to dangerous methods.  So they demand that abortion must remain legal so it can be SAFE.

The ProLife Movement has also put a lot of focus on trying to make abortion SAFE.  Some examples of legislative requirements that ProLife laws in this area include:
  -Wider hallways and doorways so that in emergencies, a gurney can be rolled in to help mothers.
  -Brighter lighting, cleaner instruments and operating areas, sinks in which to wash.
  -Inspections of facilities to make sure they are up to medical standards.
  -Admitting privileges for the abortionist at a hospital close enough to get women to quickly.
This is all, from the standpoint of the ProLife Establishment, a proper and good thing.

But there is a problem.  Both groups in this are seeking the safety of mothers in abortions.

What about the innocent child, who is UNSAFE, whether or not the procedure is done in a filthy shack or a sanitized facility?  With a hanger or a cannula?

Abortion is MURDER.  Shouldn't we be more intent on the safety and lives of the true victims?

Consider a comparison with the crime of mugging:

    "Since some muggers will continue to mug people no matter what the law says, and since mugging is not always safe for the mugger, we should make it legal to mug people, to make sure that people can mug other people safely."  That is FOOLISHNESS.  It is also a failure.

It is a failure to love our preborn neighbors as ourselves - We are to follow the second greatest commandment, not violate it.

It is a failure to secure true treatment - We need to treat the preborn like who they are and abortion like what it is.

It is a failure to establish equity - All humans should be given equal protection under the law from being murdered.

Let us not be guilty of partiality:

James  2:4,8-9 "Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? ...If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors."

MURDER is not supposed to be safe.

Murder is never safe for the victim, NOR SHOULD it be safe for the perpetrator.

To fail to protect the most vulnerable and innocent who are being spoiled,
while seeking to make sure that those who are oppressing them are well taken care of,
is to do wrong, and flies in the face of Jeremiah 22:3, which says, "Thus saith the LORD; 
Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place."

This is why, while so many in our society, including both ProAbort and ProLife individuals, keep talking about and making laws about safety for women, the abolitionists continue to demand that Abortion must be abolished.

School Shootings—Safe, Legal, and Rare

School shootings are horrible and tragic.  There have been so many in the past few years.  The first one I recall hearing about as a youth was the one in Columbine, Colorado.  It shocked and grieved the nation, and has not been forgotten. It should not be forgotten. Almost 19 years later today, when I googled the word Columbine in making this post, the first three suggestions that I was given to go with that word were shooter, death toll, and victim.  

There have been many measures taken and arguments made since that tragic day to endeavor to oppose, stop, inhibit, and prevent school shootings.  Some have been more effective than others.  Some have been righteous and reasonable and just.  Others have not.  

But still shootings have continued to happen.  One source claims that there have been some 50 mass murders or attempted mass murders at a schools since Columbine.¹

As I pondered this last horrific act in Florida, I was struck with a new innovative way to deal with those committing the crisis.  Maybe, just maybe, this would affect the frequency that seems to be escalating with school shootings.

I mean, we know now that these attacks at schools are going to happen.  Even though it is illegal, there will always be someone who will want to do it anyway—the danger, the fame, and the thought of defying the law seems to make it that much more appealing to a segment of our culture.  So, maybe our society should try another ploy.  Maybe we should legalize school shootings.

Some reasoning...

1. The shooter is a victim too.  Many only commit this crime because they are confused, feel pressured by the voices in their head, feel rejected by their peers, or are desperate for attention.  We don't know what some of these individuals have experienced or the circumstances that would bring them to such a decision, so we really shouldn't judge them.  Some have mental issues and nearly all of them have been taught (by their own educational institutions) that there is no real basis for right and wrong—we are all merely evolved animals, simply bi-pedal protoplasm, and there is no purpose in life nor any Judge to face after this life is over.  Our society has thus made the case that there is no absolute truth and therefore can not consistently condemn any act as wrong.  We have taught our children to do what they feel like doing anyway, therefore, these "deranged" individuals are victims as well, and really shouldn't be prosecuted.   

If school shootings become legal*, these shooters can act consistently with what they have been taught, and not be shamed or feel guilty about their actions.  They won't have to hide what they are planning to do, and it will give others more chances to talk with them and maybe change their mind without slurring the ethics of their actions.  After all, it is a choice they have and we shouldn't keep people from their right to choose.

2. Illegal shootings are dangerous.  

Shooters today are doing this at great risk to themselves.  Think about what they have to worry about:
—conceal/carry people possibly being nearby. 
—the likelihood that someone may call the police. 
—the odds that they may be hurt themselves.

The very real fact in school shootings, as in other public square shootings, is that, more often than not, the school shooter ends up dead himself.  School shootings need to be made more safe...for the shooter.

If school shootings become legal, these shooters will be so much more likely to survive.  They won't have to worry about the police or conceal and carry individuals.  And after all safety is our goal, right?  I mean, once school shootings become protected, society will not want to go back to when shooters had to take such risks.  And think of the money that will be saved when government schools won't have to pay for security systems, guards, etc.

3. The notoriety factor is a thing.  

Some people want the fame of being a rebel against authority—of being the subject of news reports, twitter feeds, and conversations—even if they die before getting a chance to read the blazing reports.  They feel they left a mark on society.  That they got even.  They want to have the same flash as other shooters before them, thus the "copycat syndrome" takes effect.   

If school shootings become legal, well, there goes the acclaim, the excitement of rebelling, the feeling of exhilaration over taking on the government.  It will become a mundane, boring thing to murder the innocent sitting in the lunchroom.  It will lose its appeal for many. It will become less common.

4. The power of regulation. 

When a thing becomes permitted by the government, it comes somewhat under control of said government.  The state has a say in how an act can be committed.  And our government has shown a great talent in making rules and restrictions.  This will only curb and lessen the amounts of school shootings, and minimize the devastation even further.

If school shootings become legal, it will provide an avenue to regulate and control school shooting in so many ways.  I think it very likely that a pro-school safety movement will arise, providing much legislation and work to create a culture of change.  They will most likely get support from concerned citizens, including the religious population, to oppose school shootings in this way.  

Here are a few of the regulations that could be made that feasibly could be passed without violating the shooter's right to choose (the possibilities are endless):  

—A person must apply for a school shooting license and attain certain level of training in order to perform a shooting.  If there has to be school shootings, let us ensure that they are done by a licensed professional.
—Enact a school shooting tax, and put it towards government education.  If they have to pay to commit the shooting, it will decrease how many will pursue that path.
—Establish a 24 hour waiting period after they have determined to carry out the act.  If they have to think about it for a day, some will choose not to do it.  How could anyone be against such a bill?  It will prevent impulsive shootings.  It will give precedent, and maybe in a decade or so, the waiting period would be pushed to a 72 hour wait.
—Require minor shooters to have written parental permission.  This should be a no-brainer.
—Create education bills that will be effective to let the shooter know that those they plan to kill are human as well—that they are breathing, heart beating individuals.  They will  be informed at what ages students are likely to have learned to tie their shoes, to be able to whistle or read, diagram a sentence, or solve a trigonometry problem.  This will demonstrate how like themselves they are.  This will hopefully establish their compassion toward those they want to get rid of, and may help a shooter to reconsider and turn them away from such a hideous act.  After such education, these troubled shooters may even become pro-school safety themselves.
—Establish a bill to ban the shooting of those who will be graduating this year from college or university since they are almost out of school as fully developed members of the government trained society.  Then maybe a bill that protects all college students, since we can prove that they are not as dependent as those in high school (well maybe not, but this may encourage more to be independent and self supporting).  A win-win in anyone's book.  At least those who have graduated are, on the average, more viable members of society than grade-schoolers.  And as college students can go to the polls, this will likely have abundant voter support.  Some may say that this is not fair to younger students, but hey, if it saves one life it must be good.  We will assure any nay-sayers that at a later date those who are younger (and just as valuable, of course) will also be protected by law.  Victim age restriction will secure saved lives.  
—Procedure rules are a must.  Here are a few ideas:
a. A bill that bans the use of bombs since that weapon of choice is much more messy, could endanger the shooter himself, or could kill even neighbors and bystanders in the public square.  Bombs will also cause more damage to structures, costing the state more money.  Voters will see the virtue in not further affecting their wallets.
b. A bill requiring (or at least be highly recommending) shooters to wear protective body armor. Some students will seek to defend themselves and safety to the shooter should be chief in our concern, for we are compassionate.  Of course, as it becomes illegal to shoot in colleges, and then in the high school (maybe 15 years into this kind of legislation), the instance of fighting back will become less common.  Come to think of it, the fact that a college student may fight back with more gusto than those who are younger would provide more evidence of their viability, strengthening the case to ban all college shootings.
c. Anesthetization requirements could be a powerful measure.  Making it a rule that the students be chloroformed, or numbed in someway before being shot, will further establish the fact that school shootings are painful, and might even turn a shooter away from doing it.  If there is going to be a school shooting (and we have established that this is a fact), isn't it better to at least cut down on the pain the students have to undergo while we try to stop it all together? 

Finally, someday, there may be a time when school shootings become only a very occasional occurrence, because of the hassle of the red tape required.

The slogan for these measure could be something like:

"School shooting—Safe, Legal, and Rare."

[Note: This post is not to be construed as an actual justified plan, nor is it meant to be disrespectful or unfeeling towards those affected by school shootings.  It is only simply applying some of the widely accepted thinking and tactics used by prochoicers and prolifers in the area of abortion—another mass homicide being enacted daily on innocent victims. If we would be horrified at such reasoning and strategy against school shootings, should we not be just as appalled at the use of such reasoning for the murder of the preborn—an even greater epidemic—a more systemic slaughter of fellow human beings?  We need to repent of ageism, the failure to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, and the neglect of justice and equity in our opposition of evil.]

Inequity is Iniquity.  Let us not be hypocrites.

Consider the words of God to those who fail to justly oppose evil (Psalm 82:2-5)... 

"How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah."
"Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy."
"Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked."
"They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course."

*the use of the word "legal" in this post is meant to mean government sanctioned.  I do NOT consider school shootings to be lawful, whatever our society deems permissible.  Concerning this post, I echo the words of Paul, who said "I speak as a fool" to show the error of this folly.

I am taking the route laid out by God, in Proverbs 26:4-5, the don't answer/answer method.
:4 "Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him."
:5 "Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit."


I do not accept the compromised thinking of those who oppose the evil in an unjust manner, but I do use the compromised thinking to illustrate the error of that thinking in order to help those who have accepted the compromised position without carefully weighing out the question according to the truth and justice of the God of the Bible.

It should be manifest that...

Abortion is murder of the preborn in the same way that shooting students is murder of the born.

It is not just to regulate murdering humans.
Abortion must be abolished.

¹ ABCNews http://abcnews.go.com/US/school-shootings-columbine-numbers/story?id=36833245