Abortion worker quits after witnessing an abortion procedure: ‘They were all babies’
Kathy Sparks is a former abortion worker who became pro-life. At the facility where she worked, Sparks handled the bodies of aborted babies daily:
Sparks did not realize the heavy toll that her job was taking on her, but she would later say:
Sparks continued to work at the facility, but her life was beginning to fall apart. She and her husband were on the verge of divorce. Her mother had disowned her, and when a close friend broke off their friendship after an argument, Sparks became distraught and suicidal and tried to take her own life. On the evening of an attempted suicide, she called her mother-in-law, who encouraged Sparks to pray. Sparks embraced Christianity. Her new religious faith brought her some emotional peace, but she started to have serious misgivings about her work at the abortion facility. One day, several weeks after her conversion, she had a horrible experience that marked a turning point in her life:
Sparks was rebuked for her emotional outburst by the abortion facility director:
At this point, Sparks wanted to leave her job, but she and her husband were thousands of dollars in debt with a young child. She asked God for a sign that things would be okay if she left her job. The next day, she got what she believed was her sign:
The director offered her more money to stay at the abortion facility, but Sparks was resolute. She walked out of the facility that day and never went back.
For a long time, Sparks did not get involved in the abortion issue and did not share her story. She needed to emotionally heal. But eventually, she felt that God wanted her to talk about her experiences, and she began speaking out against abortion. She took a job at a crisis pregnancy center, helping women choose life.
Editor’s Note: Kathy Sparks’ conversion story was originally given at a “Meet the Abortion Providers” workshop. You can find this conversion story and the stories of many former abortion workers in Priests for Life’s video, “Inside the Abortion Industry.” You can order the DVD, “Meet the Abortion Providers” at http://prolifeaction.org/store
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