79. From Assisting in Abortions to Helping Prevent Them with Kathy Lesnoff

The Strong Women Podcast

Sarah Stonestreet

Christianity, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

2.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Kathy Lesnoff was working in an abortion clinic at the lowest point in her life. As she was preparing to take her own life, her mother-in-law shared the Gospel with her. Kathy shares the story of how coming to know Jesus changed her heart, her view on abortion, and then her career. Today, Kathy is the president of Mosaic Pregnancy and Health Centers in the state of Illinois and, with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, is standing up against legislation that would force pregnancy care centers to refer clients to abortion facilities. Kathy's story is a powerful testimony of how God can break into dark places and lead us to the light.

Photo Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom

Kathy Lesnoff Show Notes:

Mosaic Pregnancy and Health Centers: https://www.supportmosaic.org/

Her Choice to Heal: https://herchoicetoheal.com/

Her Choice to Heal: Finding Spiritual and Emotional Peace After Abortion by Synda Masse: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-choice-to-heal-sydna-masse/1111638682?ean=9781434768728

Be Kind to Yourself song by Andrew Peterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYiM-sOC6nE

Alliance Defending Freedom: https://adflegal.org/

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/its-not-supposed-to-be-this-way-lysa-terkeurst/1128128089?ean=9780718039851

Books by Lynn Austin: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/lynn%20austin

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Erin and her husband, Brett, run Maven which “exists to help the next generation know truth, pursue goodness, and create beauty, all for the cause of Christ.” Check out more about Maven here: https://maventruth.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Strong Women podcast, where we explore a deeper understanding of the humanity,
0:08.1	value, intellect, and creativity of women. I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. And I'm your co-host,
0:14.8	Erin Kunkel. Our guest today on the Strong Women podcast is Kathy Lesnov.
0:23.9	Kathy's a powerful voice and presence in the pro-life movement, but it hasn't always been
0:29.3	this way.
0:29.9	In her early 20s, while she was working as a medical assistant at an abortion clinic,
0:35.3	God got a hold of Kathy in a miraculous way. Now, fast forward many years,
0:40.9	she runs a pro-life organization called Mosaic, which we're going to hear more about throughout
0:45.8	our conversation with Kathy. But we were first introduced to Kathy from our friends at Alliance
0:51.2	Defending Freedom. And they got involved with Kathy because there was a lawsuit.
0:56.0	In 2016, here's what happened.
0:59.0	Illinois passed a law that would force pregnancy centers
1:02.0	to advocate and refer patients for abortions.
1:05.0	So she joined a lawsuit against the governor.
1:08.0	And of course, our friends at ADF, Alliance Defending Freedom, came in, and they've been
1:12.6	working with her on that.
1:14.1	So anyway, I am really looking forward to learning more about your story, Kathy.
1:18.1	Thank you for coming.
1:19.5	It's great to be with you today.
1:22.5	Okay, Kathy, we always like to start at the beginning, and we're going to talk about your case and kind of your
1:29.0	life and how it led up to now where you're in a lawsuit and you're running a crisis pregnancy
1:35.2	center but former abortion clinic worker so we're going to get into all that but we love to
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