From Abortion Survivor to Pro‑Life Advocate: A Redemption Story (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
God had His hand on Sarah Zagorski through every step of her life. She shares her amazing story of surviving an attempted abortion by her mother, who then ended up saving her life! You’ll hear about her journey in and out of foster care, being adopted into a Christian home, and how the Adventures in Odyssey Audio radio drama helped lead her to Christ. It’s an incredible story of redemption, with many surprising twists and turns.
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| 0:31.9 | And through that suffering, that's when I encountered the Savior of Isaiah 53, the suffering Savior who reached out to me |
| 0:40.2 | in a radical way in that suffering. And that changed the course of my very life. In that place of |
| 0:47.0 | vulnerability, in that place of pain, I learned he really, Jesus, his humanity, understands this |
| 0:53.4 | suffering. That's Sarah Zegorski, and humanity, understands this suffering. |
| 1:03.2 | That's Sarah Zagorski, and she has an amazing, inspiring story about God's hand in her life through very difficult circumstances. |
| 1:11.9 | You'll hear about God's redemption in her life and her family's life on today's episode of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. And I'm John Fuller. |
| 1:16.2 | Yeah, John, today we're going to talk about one of the most difficult issues in the culture, |
| 1:22.5 | abortion. But what we're approaching this through is a deeply personal story of survival, |
| 1:28.8 | compassion, and redemption. And our guest is Sarah. And I'm looking forward to the story and the unfolding of her story. It's going to inspire you and hopefully give you hope, especially |
| 1:34.1 | moms who are thinking about abortion or, you know, whether or not having this child is going |
| 1:40.8 | to be the right thing to do. I think she'll make a powerful case for why the answer is |
| 1:46.1 | life. Yeah, Sarah serves as the Senior Director of Public Relations and Communication at |
| 1:51.7 | Americans United for Life and frequently speaks and even testifies before Congress and in state |
| 1:58.1 | legislatures about born-alive infant protections. |
| 2:02.6 | And she's contributed to a book that includes her story. |
| 2:06.1 | It's called Choose Life, Answering Key Claims of Abortion Defenders with Compassion. |
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