Abby Johnson strikes a media nerve

Published August 26, 2020 1:09pm ET



In one of the most honest, straightforward testimonies about the abortion industry, Planned Parenthood employee turned pro-life advocate Abby Johnson painted a simple but brutal picture during her speech at the Republican National Convention.

“The tipping point came a month later, when a physician asked me to assist with an ultrasound-guided abortion,” Johnson said. “Nothing prepared me for what I saw on the screen — an unborn baby fighting back, desperate to move away from the suction. And I’ll never forget what the doctor said next: ‘Beam me up, Scotty.’ The last thing I saw was a spine twirling around in the mother’s womb before succumbing to the force of the suction.”

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