One of the things that we do at Eli Joshua Project is write about some of the most prominent pro-life organizations in the US.* If you are anything like we were just a handful of months ago, you may not be familiar with many of them, and we want to both introduce you and give you opportunities to support and work with them to end abortion. We highly encourage you to use the talents, skills, and resources you have to get involved in some way.

So far, we have featured Online for Life, which focuses primarily on babies, and Save the Storks, which ministers to pregnant women seeking abortions. Now meet And Then There Were None (ATTWN), an organization that seeks to assist abortion clinic workers in leaving their jobs. Founded by former Planned Parenthood employee and pro-life activist, Abby Johnson, ATTWN provides financial assistance, legal counsel, and spiritual and moral support to employees of abortion providers who quit. And because it can be extremely hard for these men and women to find new jobs, ATTWN also helps them find work in their own communities. The website’s tag line states, “No abortion clinic workers, no abortion clinics, no abortion,” and Abby Johnson and her team work hard to make it a reality. To date, they have helped over one hundred clinic workers walk away from their jobs.  Here are two stories from operations director, Jennie Stone:

“Mary” is a single mother who is doing all she can to find a new job just to pay her bills and take care of her child. She even tried to get a job at a nearby Burger King because she has struggled to find work at a different non-abortion health center, since potential employers hesitate to hire her since she has worked in the abortion industry. It has put a black mark on her record.

Mary worked at the abortion center for eight months. She explained to me that she had quit because she couldn’t handle seeing the little body parts of the recently aborted babies anymore. The clinic contacts Mary several times a month to offer her more money if she returns, and she denies them, even though she is struggling financially. Just as she was facing evacuation from her home, And Then There Were None helped her pay off bills to keep her water and electricity running while helping her in a job search.

“Amy,” a single mother of four, worked in the abortion industry for four years. She started out doing office work, but over time, she got asked to help out during abortions, for which she was paid by commission. When she could no longer handle participating in abortion procedures, Amy reached out to a pro-life group who got her in touch with And Then There Were None. Amy witnessed illegal activity and fraud in the abortion clinic, but she fears what the legal repercussions for her and her family would be if she exposed it. Because And Then There Were None will provide legal help to former workers, Amy is going to be able to protect her family and still expose the illegal activity in the abortion clinic.

ATTWN is a unique and important part of the pro-life movement. Like I mentioned in Our Response, we have an obligation to love and serve every person affected by abortion, and clinic workers are not immune. Although it is sometimes easier to focus on the women or babies, the people in the abortion industry need help too. If you would like to support the ATTWN ministry, you may want to consider donating to them, as they have just received an influx of workers (as a result of Forty Days for Life!) in need of financial support.  You can also visit their website at www.attwn.org for more information.

*To those of our readers who live in other countries, welcome to our site! Although the majority of our information on organizations is specific to the United States, we would love to hear about the ministries in your area. If great things are happening where you are, please share!