Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line by Abby Johnson and Cindy Lamber

Unplanned is Abby Johnson's autobiography. She was the director of a Planned Parenthood in Texas and one seemingly simple day, she is called in to witness an abortion. This ultra sound abortion, along with a demand to INCREASE abortions in her clinic caused her beliefs to be challenged, tested and changed.

Johnson is honest and her book is difficult to read, not because it is poorly written but because of what lies on the pages.

The book was enjoyable until the focus changed to faith and god, which wouldn't have been so bad if I didn't feel that I was being converted.

Overall an informative and gentle read to a heated argument.

Grade: B

Synopsis [B&N] “What I have told people for years, what I’ve believed and taught and defended, is a lie. What if I’d known the truth, and what if I’d told all those women?” Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, not long after assisting in an actual abortion procedure for the first time, crossed the line to join the Coalition for Life. What happened in that clinic to cause this Planned Parenthood leader and Employee of the Year to take such drastic action? And how did Planned Parenthood react to her abrupt departure? Join Abby as she reveals her full story for the first time in Unplanned: a heart-stopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation. Abby’s unique vantage point from both sides of the abortion clinic property line shines light and compassion into the political controversy that surrounds this issue. For anyone who cares about the life-versus-rights debate and helping women who face crisis pregnancies, Unplanned is a must-read.