This is a really fascinating story of how a sidewalk counsellor by the name of Luis Mendoza helped John Rivera out of the abortion business. He was a reluctant abortionist. He had been convicted of a sexual assault and a drug violation, and his medical license was placed on probation. His wife had cancer and he needed money, but couldn't perform his usual medical duties. So he took abortion to make some money. This is the story of the relationship between the two men, and how it, coupled with Mendoza's recovery, led him out of the abortion business.
Adopt an Abortionist
How a Chula Vista Man Helped an Abortionist Find a New Path
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BY ROBERT KUMPEL
Doctors who perform abortions often exist in a Manichean universe where there are only two kinds of people: Those who leave them alone about their work and the "terrorists" who stand in front of their clinics with picket signs and rosaries. Some hire extra security to escort them in and out of their abortion clinics. The idea of actually having a relationship with one of the protesters is unthinkable.
Yet in early 2005, Dr. John Rivera, an abortionist, found himself having coffee with Luis Mendoza, a protester who had videotaped him coming to work at Chula Vista's Clinica Medica Para La Mujer de Hoy. Mendoza was surprised when Dr. Rivera told him, "I think God wants us to sit down and talk."
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