Abby Johnson and her husband Doug are very, very busy people. Not only is Abby one of the most active and widely known pro-life leaders in the world, after her dramatic conversion to the pro-life cause in 2009, but her husband Doug is also carving out a name for himself as a blogger and writer on pro-life, family, and religious topics. On top of that, the couple has four children, three of whom were born in the past four years, with the youngest born just last August!
Now Abby and Doug have added to their beautiful and rapidly growing brood, having just adopted baby Jude, who was born this past Thursday evening.
Abby first publicly announced that her family was adopting in a Facebook post on her public page on March 8, writing:
On March 12, she wrote:
Then, later that same day, at 7:17 pm, she announced:
Then on March 13:
On March 14, she wrote:
Then on Sunday:
Today, she also issued a clarification, to correct some rumors that had been circulating, that the birth mother of her new baby was never considering abortion:
May God bless Abby and Doug for their generosity in giving a loving home to baby Jude, and may their example encourage many others to open up their homes and their hearts to babies and children who are in need of a loving home!
