Patti Giebink MD - Unexpected Choice: An Abortion Doctors Journey to Pro-Life

Dr. Patti Giebinks Unexpected Choice is one of the most captivating, inspiring, and eloquent books Ive read in a long time. As a former abortionist, Patti is uniquely qualified to speak to the topic most dont want to talk about. Its a deeply personal journey that sheds light on both sides of the abortion issue. Every teenager and adult will find invaluable guidance within its pages. I laughed. I lamented. I learned. But most of all, I praised Gods grace!

DAVID STEVENS, MD, MA (ETHICS)

CEO emeritus of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations

Author of Jesus, MD, Beyond Medicine; coauthor of Leadership Proverbs

During my early years at Live Action, I dreamed of people like Patti stepping away from the abortion industry. Now, in Unexpected Choice, we are privileged to read the heart-wrenching and beautiful real-life story of transformation, from abortion clinic worker to pro-life advocate. The world needs more women like Patti. I pray that this book will inspire a new generation to follow her example of leaving the abortion industry and redeeming lost years by sharing a message of life. If youve picked up this book, theres a reason youve been led to it. Buy it now and never look back.

LILA ROSE

President and founder, Live Action

One of the greatest moments of ministry in my life was when our dear friend Patti Giebink stood before 70,000 people at The Call Nashville and began to confess and weep about her experience as a former abortion doctor. The crowd began to chant, We love you! We love you! I felt at that moment that God gave America ten more years of mercy. Now, we get to hear her compassionate and loving heart and story in this book. Its a story of redemption and forgiveness which we all so desperately need. Patti, we love you!

LOU ENGLE

Lou Engle Ministries

As an OBGYN colleague, I have the highest respect for Dr. Patti Giebink and her dedication to womens health. Unexpected Choice chronicles her journey from abortion doctor to pro-life advocate and addresses important questions for anyone trying to understand what motivates most physicians who do perform abortions as well as those who dont. Pattis ability to deftly articulate both sides of this issue makes this book a must-read for all who want to understand the phenomenon of elective abortion. I highly recommend it.

DONNA J. HARRISON, MD

CEO, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG); board-certified OB/GYN

Dr. Patti Giebinks motto while working as an abortionist for Planned Parenthood was Keep women safe. She soon learned that what they wanted from her as a doctor was two hands and no conscience. But through the prayers of a secret intercessor and an inspired visit to a church in her new town, she began to see God more clearlyas a lover of life. Dr. Giebink and coauthor Kimberly Shumate have joined the battle for the hearts and minds of those still blind to the truththat abortion hurts women. In my own work with former abortionists, I have seen the power and beauty of these journeys. In the book Unexpected Choice: An Abortion Doctors Journey to Pro-life, you will see it as well.

FATHER FRANK PAVONE

National director of Priests for Life; president of the National Prolife Religious Council; pastoral director of Rachels Vineyard

Unexpected Choice takes us on Pattis unfiltered journey from happy delivery room with parents celebrating their babys birth, to the place where she performed abortions for Planned Parenthood. Its a transparent, gut-wrenching, and sometimes graphic account of the lucrative abortion industry with examples of disinformation commonly provided to pregnant women. It also debunks the myths used by abortion advocates while offering a compassionate look at the fear attached to unwanted pregnancy. Patti explains that using just a few different words when speaking to women facing a hard decision can empower them with an unexpected choicelife for a baby, and freedom from the guilt, shame, and grief that accompanies abortion.

DONALD THOMPSON, MD, MPH & TM

Former director of Global Health Outreach (GHO)

Unexpected Choice: An Abortion Doctors Journey to Pro-Life

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Unlike our love that can so easily change, Gods love remains strong and steady, overflowing like a river that refuses to run dry. He is the unending source of life that watered the seed of creation. His love made us; therefore, we are irrevocably part of it. We search for it. Look past it. Deny it ever was. Yet, it still